Bristleworms:friend or foe?

[paul mannion]

Well everyone are they to be welcomed in the reef tank
or should they be classed as an enemy?

Take care,

Paul.

[WayneSallee.com]

They are good. Just don't take them out and pet them, unless you have arthritis
in your fingeres that needs a treatment :-)

Though I did have one that decided it liked silicone.

Wayne Sallee

[Billy]

"paul mannion" > wrote in message
...
| Well everyone are they to be welcomed in the reef tank
| or should they be classed as an enemy?
|

As said, great detrivore and they keep the sub stirred. However, thay
can get out of control, so I added an arrow crab who attacks with a
vengance any bristleworm who is stupid enough to show himself in the
display tank. The DSB in the 'fuge looks like an ant farm with all
the tunnels against the glass.

[Steve Schreiber]

paul mannion wrote:
> Well everyone are they to be welcomed in the reef tank
> or should they be classed as an enemy?
>
> Take care,
>
> Paul.
>
>
Hey,

From what I know (which is I admit is minimal...) they are good for the
most part-excelent cleaners. But sometimes they get a taste for corals,
in which case they come out. I caught one of mine red-handed(? :) )
trying to munch on my Hammer Coral.... been trying to catch him ever
since. My LFS told me that unless you do catch them, leave them. Once
you catch them, get them out. Makes sense to me. (my bristle worm is
also suspect in my dead torch coral, but never caught him on that one. )

S.

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[Richard Hoffpauir]

i think there are several species of bristle worms that are common to
the aquarium hobby. i'm not sure if all of them are reef safe... you'd
have to ask a nematode expert.

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Richard

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paul mannion wrote:
> Well everyone are they to be welcomed in the reef tank
> or should they be classed as an enemy?
>
> Take care,
>
> Paul.

[PaulB]

Any answer either way would be a generalization. There are many species,
mostly good but there are some that are harmful. Generally, they are good
unless they get really big. I have one that is over 12" long, and it won't
be making the trip to the new tank, but any others will.

"Richard Hoffpauir" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>i think there are several species of bristle worms that are common to
> the aquarium hobby. i'm not sure if all of them are reef safe... you'd
> have to ask a nematode expert.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5zje6
> http://tinyurl.com/67fjf
>
> Richard
>
> --
> Richard Hoffpauir
> Water Resources Consulting
> http://www.rjhoffpauir.com
>
>
>
> paul mannion wrote:
>> Well everyone are they to be welcomed in the reef tank
>> or should they be classed as an enemy?
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Paul.
>