Bristle worms

[rugerjr]

Anybody have good ideas on how to keep the population of bristle worms down? They come out of everywhere when I feed.

 

[Adam10045]

Get a bristle worm tarp and gotten out. I hate them little guys

 

[gtbarsi]

Look in to natural predators, many fish eat them if they are not too big.

 

[rugerjr]

I had a trap but they seemed to have caught on to it though

 

[gtbarsi]

From another thread...

An easy way to catch bristle worms is to put a small piece of shrimp in a piece if panty hose and place it in the tank over night. The bristle worms to for the shrimp while the lights are out and get stuck in the panty hose. In the morning simply remove the panty hose with the bristle worms stuck to it. There's a thread in here where someone caught 100+ in a night.

 

[gtbarsi]

Insane thread of a tank that has a serious problem. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/mi...-light-out-time-bristle-worm-infestation.html

 

[NanaReefer]

Best way is to cut way down on your feedings. Worked for me & I had hundreds!

 

[Adam10045]

Problem with natural predictors is them buggers hide under rocks until feeding time

 

[Adam10045]

if all else fails, try this.

 

[rugerjr]

Great ideas. I think I will give both the panty hose and the bottle a try first. It's only a twenty gallon though so I will have to find a small bottle. Thanks

 

[NanaReefer]

Insane thread of a tank that has a serious problem. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/mi...-light-out-time-bristle-worm-infestation.html

I remember this guys tank! Freaking gave me nightmares-lol!

 

[Jlfjcf]

Arrow crabs eat them also coral banded shrimp