Bristle worm

[bootes123]

Any tips on how to catch these guys? They are multiplying like mad!!! They steal food from my anemone when I feed it.
Thank you!

 

[dbl]

@cromag08 recently wrote a great DIY article on this very topic. Take a look...

http://reef2reef.com/ams/diy-bristle-worm-trap-how-to.68/

 

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Burn... with... fire!

 

[bootes123]

Burn... with... fire!

Sounds like a great plan....

 

[bootes123]

I put a plastic container in a bit ago. Straw will probably make it work! Thank you guys!
Should I use gas to burn them or do they naturally burn in hell?

 

[Babygecko1233]

Take a turkey baster and suck it up. If it doesnt want to let go...poke at it... And then vaccum away lol just found 4 of these little jerks. Excuse my french but i got stung not knowing what the heck it was...now i dont like worms and either i put them in my refugium (because bristle worms are beneficial/ clean up crew) or my husband puts them as he calls it "the porcelin grave" u can also make a trap for them but ur crabs and small fish will get trapped to lol

 

[dbl]

For those you don't burn, definitely put them in the fuge...they are a great part of a clean up crew.

 

[Debramb]

For the large, 4 or 5 in, I use a small net, go under the sand and spike up, the worm will float in the water, easy to trap. I leave smaller alone lol