bristle worms getting out of hand

[kamuii]

ok so.. i just noticed how big my bristle worms have gotten! some are about 2-3 inches long.. maybe even longer because they are not fully out of the rock! how can i get rid of them without picking them out of the tank with a tweezer?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Soda bottle trap. Place some food in a empty soda bottle and set it on the sand over night.

 

[kamuii]

OMG I JUST SAW ONE HES LIKE 5 INCHES LONG! HE CAME UP FOR ONE SECOND OUT OF THE ROCK!

 

[kamuii]

Soda bottle trap. Place some food in a empty soda bottle and set it on the sand over night.

wouldn't they just crawl out the cap area? maybe i need to drill a hole into the bottle?

 

[Flippers4pups]

OMG I JUST SAW ONE HES LIKE 5 INCHES LONG! HE CAME UP FOR ONE SECOND OUT OF THE ROCK!

Are you sure it was a bristle worm?

Eunice?

 

[kamuii]

Are you sure it was a bristle worm?

Eunice?

yea, he was red/pink and brown.

 

[Flippers4pups]

wouldn't they just crawl out the cap area? maybe i need to drill a hole into the bottle?

If you place enough frozen food in there, they will stay long enough to remove them.

 

[kamuii]

If you place enough frozen food in there, they will stay long enough to remove them.

ah okay, ill set the trap up tonight and see how it goes

 

[Katrina71]

Please post pics of what you catch

 

[kamuii]

Please post pics of what you catch

definitely will!

 

[Katrina71]

How's your new fish btw?

 

[madweazl]

Why do you want to remove it? They only munch on things that are dead or dying; leave 'em be and let them do their business.

Edit: I've had them well over a foot long in tanks under 30g and they've never messed with anything.

 

[kamuii]

How's your new fish btw?

they are doing good now!! he's eating and swimming when the lights are on and i feed him 2-3 times a day.

 

[kamuii]

Why do you want to remove it? They only munch on things that are dead or dying; leave 'em be and let them do their business.

Edit: I've had them well over a foot long in tanks under 30g and they've never messed with anything.

too big imo isn't good, but when they are small and decent size it's not bad.

 

[madweazl]

too big imo isn't good, but when they are small and decent size it's not bad.

They're never bad.

 

[kamuii]

update: i set the bristle worm trap and this what i come back to 20 minutes later... smh

 

[Tahoe61]

I have had them in the large size almost a foot long with no issues. IMO it's silly to trap them based on size and looks, feed less and let the tank age and it's all good.

 

[kamuii]

update: i looked at the trap this morning and nothing was in there, so i just took it out and let them be.. it's also kinda a hassle to set the trap and with the snails all wanting to go in the bottle

 

[BlennyKravitz]

They're never bad.

Yes. Agreed. But man did I freak the first time I saw one!

 

[BlennyKravitz]

update: i set the bristle worm trap and this what i come back to 20 minutes later... smh

Try overnight. That's when mine come out.