Caught a fire worm what do I do now

[fishywishy]

I saw I huge fire worm come out of a rock to eat a shrimp molt so I just took out the whole rock. What do I do now?

 

[Fishy888]

What if I just dry out the rock?

Then you will really kill everything in and on the rock.

 

[Fishy888]

This doesn’t increase phosphates for you like Crazy ?

The shrimp won’t decay super fast. It’s also got less phosphates than most other seafood.

 

[fishywishy]

Then you will really kill everything in and on the rock.

Is there any way I can just kill everything in the rock but somehow preserve the algae and bacteria on it?

 

[Fishy888]

Is there any way I can just kill everything in the rock but somehow preserve the algae and bacteria on it?

I wish it worked like that. I have some rock I got today that I’ve started curing. Hopefully the coralline on them will survive the curing process, or at least the spores. It’s not likely though.

Since the phosphates are sky high in the totes the rock is in I’m going to be soaking the rock in RO/DI freshwater. Once the die off has broken down and the resultant nitrates and phosphates go to zero I’ll use saltwater in order to seed it with life again.

 

[Paul B]

Use a fire extinguisher.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This doesn’t increase phosphates for you like Crazy ?

Nope. generally you will catch them overnight

 

[pennied]

I saw I huge fire worm come out of a rock to eat a shrimp molt so I just took out the whole rock. What do I do now?

Leave it alone and enjoy the biodiversity

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What if I just dry out the rock?

No need. It's not a fireworm and you're taking the nuclear option to something that's not even a problem. You WILL have bristleworms in your tank...

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Leave it alone and enjoy the biodiversity

Agreed. Based on his other post, this is not a fireworm but a common bristleworm. No need to do anything.

 

[stoney7713]

Forbidden spaghetti

A trap would be best, where there's one....

 

[fishywishy]

I wish it worked like that. I have some rock I got today that I’ve started curing. Hopefully the coralline on them will survive the curing process, or at least the spores. It’s not likely though.

Since the phosphates are sky high in the totes the rock is in I’m going to be soaking the rock in RO/DI freshwater. Once the die off has broken down and the resultant nitrates and phosphates go to zero I’ll use saltwater in order to seed it with life again.

How are you curing the rock?