Bristleworms problem?

[fishywoo]

I have heard that some bristleworms are good for the aquarium, some not. I have discovered a rather large one over, 6 inches, that appears at night. Should I remove him? If so what are some natural methods? I hear coral banded shrimp work. Is this true? I am presuming this is a bristleworm it is very similar looking to a cetipede.

 

[House of Laughter]

Most wrasse's will devour them.

Hosue

 

[jenniebutterfly]

i always remove the ones i see in my display and stick them in the fuge. i just don't want to take a chance with them. if it is similar looking to a centipede it could be a eunicid worm, which are bad.

 

[mandarin]

the bristelworms are brown at the middle and orange at the ends. Don't touch them they'll stick you with the bristels and they hurt like hell. I have a coral banded shirmp that cleaned up my tank from a bristelworm invasion, I've actually seen him pluck the worm from the rocks and chop it up and eat it. Where there's one there are usually alot more.

 

[Deanos]

You got worms?

 

[fishywoo]

Thanks for all your help folks. You know it's not that worms concern me. I like to have them in the tank. But this guy was so big (I might have been conservative in my size estimates as i never saw the head or tail. ) For now I am going to monitor him, her,it. My only concern was I heard the large ones can have a voracious appertite.