bristle worm control

[Seasonedreefer]

What's the best method to control bristle worms? I've heard putting food in panty hose works really well has anyone else used this method?

 

[KLR]

They sell traps for them

A yellow coris wrasse is GREAT for control of them. I feed mine bristle worms I catch from other tanks,and he will eat them before they touch the bottom.

Also coral banded shrimp,arrow crabs, and 6 line wrasses eat bristles.

 

[Hyprviperx]

i havent had much luck with either of my coral banded or the 6 line but i have yet to try the cori wrasse, i have also heard that the neon dottyback is the #1 bristle worm eater in tanks, however my 6 line killed the neon before he ever got the chance to eat any

 

[Hyprviperx]

i have never tried the traps, but maybe i should though

 

[Aquaph8]

I keep them as part of my clean up crew, they do a great job. Well, unless they get too big, then they get banished to the sump

 

[Seasonedreefer]

I'm not super worried about them but I do want to cut there population down a little bit.