adding a fish

[Bob Abuey]

i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
will really go after bristleworms.
thanks

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I had both in my 66gal tank, the basslet could never come close to
catching the 6line!

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:25:11 -0400, (Bob Abuey)
wrote:

> i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
>seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
>them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
>wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
>will really go after bristleworms.
>thanks

[Mandarin333]

>Subject: adding a fish
>From: (Bob Abuey)
>Date: 6/30/04 7:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
> i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
>seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
>them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
>wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
>will really go after bristleworms.
>thanks

I don't see why they wouldn't get along but sixlines are iffy with other
inverts. Why don't you just use a trap like "trap'em" to get the worms? Also,
I've read that bristle worms are now supposedly good as detrivores whichs bucks
the old wisdom. The DSB'ers here should know whether you ought to necessarily
get rid of them.

-M333

[Marc Levenson]

What is wrong with having bristleworms? They are natural detritus
eaters. If you hate them, you can get an Arrow Crab or a Long Nose
Hawkfish.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/bristleworm.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/arrowcrab.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ln_hawkfish.html

Marc


Bob Abuey wrote:

> i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
> seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
> them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
> wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
> will really go after bristleworms.
> thanks
>

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[david]

Marc is a long Nose Hawkfish very reef safe dont they like the odd shrimp
for lunch !
I always wanted a scarlet hawk fish the red one with big eyes who also sit
on the LR watching everything. But never got one because they like to eat
their tank mates !

DAvid

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
m...
> What is wrong with having bristleworms? They are natural detritus
> eaters. If you hate them, you can get an Arrow Crab or a Long Nose
> Hawkfish.
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/id/bristleworm.html
> http://www.melevsreef.com/id/arrowcrab.html
> http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ln_hawkfish.html
>
> Marc
>
>
> Bob Abuey wrote:
>
> > i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
> > seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
> > them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
> > wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
> > will really go after bristleworms.
> > thanks
> >
>
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[CapFusion]

"Bob Abuey" > wrote in message
...
> i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
> seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
> them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
> wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
> will really go after bristleworms.
> thanks

Is / are there any particular reason why you do not want bristleworm beside
population growth?
If it truly a bristleworm, it help to detris your DSB of any decay that may
cause nitrate. The only time I will recommend removing is when they get too
long / big.

CapFusion,...

[John D. Maag]

I would like input on this. I was told Nesarius Snail were good for
controller detritus

"CapFusion" <CapeFussion...@hotmail.., com> wrote in message
...
>
> "Bob Abuey" > wrote in message
> ...
> > i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
> > seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
> > them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
> > wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
> > will really go after bristleworms.
> > thanks
>
> Is / are there any particular reason why you do not want bristleworm
beside
> population growth?
> If it truly a bristleworm, it help to detris your DSB of any decay that
may
> cause nitrate. The only time I will recommend removing is when they get
too
> long / big.
>
> CapFusion,...
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

I've actually watched an Arc-Eye (or Horseshoe) Hawkfish eat a hermit
crab, but my Long Nose has been a model citizen for years.

I think the problem is that y'all don't feed your tanks enough food! GRIN

Marc


david wrote:

> Marc is a long Nose Hawkfish very reef safe dont they like the odd shrimp
> for lunch !
> I always wanted a scarlet hawk fish the red one with big eyes who also sit
> on the LR watching everything. But never got one because they like to eat
> their tank mates !
>
> DAvid
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>>What is wrong with having bristleworms? They are natural detritus
>>eaters. If you hate them, you can get an Arrow Crab or a Long Nose
>>Hawkfish.
>>
>>http://www.melevsreef.com/id/bristleworm.html
>>http://www.melevsreef.com/id/arrowcrab.html
>>http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ln_hawkfish.html
>>
>>Marc
>>
>>
>>Bob Abuey wrote:
>>
>>
>>> i have a 180 gal. reef, i want to add a 6 line wrasse because i'm
>>>seeing more & more bristleworms and i've been told they will go after
>>>them, but i'm not sure if my black cap basslet will try an go after the
>>>wrasse. anyone have any ideas if they will get along and if the wrasse
>>>will really go after bristleworms.
>>>thanks
>>>
>>
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>
>
>

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[Marc Levenson]

You were told correctly. Get a bunch of them.

Marc


John D. Maag wrote:

> I would like input on this. I was told Nesarius Snail were good for
> controller detritus
>


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