What eats fan worms?

[mfin77]

I have these stick things on my live rock, I pretty sure they are fan worms. I tried to get a picture, but with my camera you just can not see them.
What could I do to get rid of these things?
I was told some wrasses eat them or the coral banded shrimp.

What kind of wrasses can I get if I do not want to go with the shrimp.

thanks
Mike

 

[nanoreefer22]

Mike,

Can I ask why you want to get rid of them?

 

[Dace]

i think a copperband fish also eats fan worms

 

[mfin77]

Mike,

Can I ask why you want to get rid of them?

these things are taking over my rock. They are spreading like crazy.


I have a mixed reef and can not go with a copperband butterfly.

any more suggestions

 

[tosiek]

copperbands should be fine for mixed reefs.

Im pretty sure they are not fan worms. If they look like little hard poop spirals its more than likely Spirorbid polychaetes. Think thats the real name but if not it will get you close enough to IDing them.

Wrasses usually will take care of them too. I had an infestation but dissapeared after i started my wrasse collection.

 

[h20 freak]

Idk about your lfs but mine has these guys http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+331&pcatid=331 very often and small so they wouldn't be a threat for a temporary stay.

 

[reefman]

how about a pic for id. be4 any advice, we should positive id it 1st.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

There are too many possibilities in this equation to make a conclusion without visual proof, so can we have some pics?

 

[SaltyFlip]

mfin77 did they look like these?</br>

 

[mfin77]

I am going to try and take a pic take when the lights go on.
Thanks for all your help.
Mike

 

[mfin77]

here is a pic

 

[mfin77]

Is posting a pic on here different than reef central, I can not get one up.

 

[mfin77]

Here is a pic

http://s452.photobucket.com/albums/qq244/mfin77/?action=view&current=IMG_1839.jpg

 

[BZOFIQ]

I don't see anything in the picture posted but I've seen arrow crabs decimating a population.

 

[ZBT3091]

nice coraline

 

[mfin77]

thanks zbt