Crazy Bristleworms, Have u seen this?

[dabgood21]

Just curious to know how many others have experienced what I just saw. It was crazy! Pink (sperm or eggs I suppose) stuff was shooting out in small streams in my reef. After I had seen the first one (saying to myself, what the hell was that), it seemed to trigger all the others and it was like fireworks of ejected streams of pink from all over my tank, coming from the rock. I must have seen at least 10-15 of these streams being released.

Good food for my corals and clams I suppose

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

I saw a worm in my tank the other day I think it was a bristle it was pink too

 

[KathyC]

Oh yeah
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/photography/21027-bristleworm-spawning.html

 

[seldin]

Yes, the worm is spawning.

 

[cisco1717]

get rid of them! b 4 they multiply

 

[KathyC]

get rid of them! b 4 they multiply

Why get rid of them, they are great detritus eaters!

Populations of bristleworms are limited by the amount you feed. If you severely overfeed your tank, you will have tons of them. If you feed intelligently, you will have a population that keeps your tank cleaner and doesn't look like a worm colony

 

[cisco1717]

that's true but they sting ouch