cought a huge one

[fall0n]

So the monsters of bristle worms I have come out during feedings. It wasn't holding on like they normally do and I plucked it out. Haven't decided if I'm putting it back in.

 

[user 26995]

That is a biggie!

 

[Chichas01]

why wouldn't you put him back? looks like he's eating well and doing his job.

 

[Peppie]

At least throw him in the sump!

 

[fall0n]

Yeah that's a good idea, I think to the sump he will go. The big ones come out during feedings and I often see the hermits/emeralds fighting them for pellots!

 

[fall0n]

Sometimes i think i should become a bristleworm farmer as I have some biggin's in there.

 

[Rothany]

That is scary lol.

 

[fall0n]

Hahah you're telling me. I was feeding the tank on sat and my neighbor through that one of them was my large brittle star. I was all, ummmm nope!

 

[fall0n]

Heh if anyone one ever wants one of the giants, let me know, I have plenty to give, lol!

 

[mercenary-grunt]

that sure i a monster. id say get all the big iones you can in the sump. befor they do damage. on corals and fish.

 

[fall0n]

Yeah that is my main worry, is them deciding that corals taste better and start grazing on them

 

[mercenary-grunt]

its not unheard of. sorry to say it

 

[fall0n]

Exactly, so my idea is to try and pull out at least the giant monsters from the main tank and let the smaller ones continue to do what they do.

 

[Chichas01]

Bristle worms do not eat corals. Very few, maybe one, and that is not what you have: Ron Shimek's Website... Annelids. They're detrivores and scavangers.

 

[mercenary-grunt]

Wow I am sorry. That is what I heard. So do they eat fish? I remember someone saying that fish went missing then they found a huge bristle worm.

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[fall0n]

Thanks for the info Chichas01. As noted in the article you posted, I just need to make sure that it is not a Hermodice carunculata as it eats stony corals and gorgonians in its natural habitat, but may also prey on soft corals in the aquarium.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hermodice+carunculata&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ST3zT7FJwaasAeu-lcQD&ved=0CEUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1297&bih=773

googleing though brings up tons of fireworm variants - not necessarily the bad one.

 

[jezzeaepi]

Check out this page for some better photos: Worm Hitch Hikers Have to scroll down a bit.

 

[54seaweed]

found one about 12 inches used him to go fishing cought a nice trout
those big one just give me the creeps

 

[jezzeaepi]

Here is the monster I pulled out of my tank a few months back:

That is a 5 gallon bucket for perspective.

 

[mercenary-grunt]

+1 to the trout fishing. i guess the fish dont care the type of worm.