Bristleworm battle

[thecichlidpleco]

I have never really been against bristleworms since they seem to eat detritus and turn the sandbed, but one head of my frogspawn died and then I see this bristleworms in its skeleton now. I cannot tell if they started moving up the skeleton from the liverock and then near the head to irritate it enough to shrink and die, or they just found a new location to live. Besides my six line, I have nothing to combat them. Any suggestions or thoughts?

[reefworm]

let the worm be. chances are the frogspawn head was beginning to die off and the worm moved in to feed on the dead tissue. they are wonderfully equipped to detect dead tissue long before we're aware of it. this is why the worms are often blamed for killing off corals - guilt by association and shooting the messenger. carefully observe the rest of the heads to see if there's a problem of any kind - not opening as much or as often, color changes or "smudges" on the polyps, etc. hopefully the problem is confined to just the one head.

[Macimage]

I agree with reefworm.

Joyce

[reefsponge]

I like my bristleworms and agree with reefworm. If you want to cut back on your bristleworms I believe the coral banded shrimp and many pseudochromis hunt to kill.

[richie z]

i had an epodemic of these wonderful worms, made a harpoon with 4 needles on the end bent out slightly.drop some mussel or crab meat in ,wait and and happy harpooning,just dont take to many, just the big fellas.

[McTeague]

I have a bristleworm trap but I do not use it.

[richie z]

i like bristle worms to, but when they get as fat as your finger they gota go