Bristle worm

[Steve]

Hey,

I have been trying to catch a destructive bristle worm in my tank for
quite a while now, and I just caught a half of him! (he is AFAIK about
12 inches...all I have seen of him). My question is: With only catching
a half of it, will it regenerate as a shorter worm, or will the rest of
it decay inside the rock? Should I be expecting jumps in levels? Any
help appreciated!

S.
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[Rich R]

get a arrow crab I have one and now I have no Bristle worms at all!

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"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> Hey,
>
> I have been trying to catch a destructive bristle worm in my tank for
> quite a while now, and I just caught a half of him! (he is AFAIK about 12
> inches...all I have seen of him). My question is: With only catching a
> half of it, will it regenerate as a shorter worm, or will the rest of it
> decay inside the rock? Should I be expecting jumps in levels? Any help
> appreciated!
>
> S.
> --
>
>
> --> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>
>

[kim gross]

My question to you is what is the worm doing that is so destructive?
Most bristle worms are scavengers and do a great job of keeping your
tank clean. I have found some over 2 feet long in my reefs and I leave
them in.

Kim


Steve wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have been trying to catch a destructive bristle worm in my tank
> for quite a while now, and I just caught a half of him! (he is AFAIK
> about 12 inches...all I have seen of him). My question is: With only
> catching a half of it, will it regenerate as a shorter worm, or will the
> rest of it decay inside the rock? Should I be expecting jumps in
> levels? Any help appreciated!
>
> S.

[Billy]

"kim gross" > wrote in
message ...
| My question to you is what is the worm doing that is so
destructive?
| Most bristle worms are scavengers and do a great job of keeping
your
| tank clean. I have found some over 2 feet long in my reefs and I
leave
| them in.


Bristle worms that large *do* tend to get destructive, though not all
the time. Once reaching these sizes, they can start munching on
corals.

[Steve]

kim gross wrote:
> My question to you is what is the worm doing that is so destructive?
> Most bristle worms are scavengers and do a great job of keeping your
> tank clean. I have found some over 2 feet long in my reefs and I leave
> them in.
>
> Kim
>
<snip>
Hey,

I have caught him on a number of occasions pulling (or rather, trying)
tenticles of my Hammer Coral into his lair, and he really freaks out my
brain coral on an almost hourly basis. He has picked at various polyps
on occasion as well, which may explain the bottom part of my rock being
cleared out. On that one, it is either the bristle worm, or a predatory
crab that I am trying to catch (snail eater this one...).
I do have other bristle worms in there that are smaller, and I don't
want to touch those as they are really good cleaners. This guy was/is
to, until he got caught!

S.

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[Rich R]

same here they eat my hammers and tend to clip the tank of what they want!

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"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> kim gross wrote:
>> My question to you is what is the worm doing that is so destructive? Most
>> bristle worms are scavengers and do a great job of keeping your tank
>> clean. I have found some over 2 feet long in my reefs and I leave them
>> in.
>>
>> Kim
>>
> <snip>
> Hey,
>
> I have caught him on a number of occasions pulling (or rather, trying)
> tenticles of my Hammer Coral into his lair, and he really freaks out my
> brain coral on an almost hourly basis. He has picked at various polyps on
> occasion as well, which may explain the bottom part of my rock being
> cleared out. On that one, it is either the bristle worm, or a predatory
> crab that I am trying to catch (snail eater this one...).
> I do have other bristle worms in there that are smaller, and I don't want
> to touch those as they are really good cleaners. This guy was/is to,
> until he got caught!
>
> S.
>
> --
>
>
> --> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>

[Steve]

Rich R wrote:
> same here they eat my hammers and tend to clip the tank of what they want!
>

Yep, I hear you! There are lot's of good ideas here for getting rid of
a predatory Bristle worm, but my original question has not been
answered! I managed to 'clip' half of the Bristleworm, will he
regenerate and come back, or will the rest of him die in the rock?

S.

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[Philip]

Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, it will most
likely regenerate.


"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> Rich R wrote:
>> same here they eat my hammers and tend to clip the tank of what they
>> want!
>>
>
> Yep, I hear you! There are lot's of good ideas here for getting rid of a
> predatory Bristle worm, but my original question has not been answered! I
> managed to 'clip' half of the Bristleworm, will he regenerate and come
> back, or will the rest of him die in the rock?
>
> S.
>
> --
>
>
> --> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>

[Steve]

Ah, say it isn't so! Took me long enough to get even half of him!
Well, maybe he will be a little more selective on what he munches on
now... :) Thanks very much for answering that.

S.


Philip wrote:
> Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, it will most
> likely regenerate.
>
>
> "Steve" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Rich R wrote:
>>
>>>same here they eat my hammers and tend to clip the tank of what they
>>>want!
>>>
>>
>>Yep, I hear you! There are lot's of good ideas here for getting rid of a
>>predatory Bristle worm, but my original question has not been answered! I
>>managed to 'clip' half of the Bristleworm, will he regenerate and come
>>back, or will the rest of him die in the rock?
>>
>>S.
>>
>>--
>>
>>
>>--> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>>
>
>
>


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[Rich R]

go get him!!!! lol it worked for bobit

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"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> Ah, say it isn't so! Took me long enough to get even half of him! Well,
> maybe he will be a little more selective on what he munches on now... :)
> Thanks very much for answering that.
>
> S.
>
>
> Philip wrote:
>> Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, it will
>> most likely regenerate.
>>
>>
>> "Steve" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Rich R wrote:
>>>
>>>>same here they eat my hammers and tend to clip the tank of what they
>>>>want!
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yep, I hear you! There are lot's of good ideas here for getting rid of a
>>>predatory Bristle worm, but my original question has not been answered!
>>>I managed to 'clip' half of the Bristleworm, will he regenerate and come
>>>back, or will the rest of him die in the rock?
>>>
>>>S.
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>--> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> --> GNU/Linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.
>
>

[Steve]

I will for sure, just have to wait until he pokes his head/tail out
again, not sure which end I got! :)

S.

Rich R wrote:
> go get him!!!! lol it worked for bobit
>


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