Clams and bristle worms

[justmee]

Every time I trying putting a clam in my reef tank, I would always see bristle worms going after the clams... so I gave up, and have been always afraid of getting another clam, plus it's a pricey way of feeding the bristle worms...

Anyone have success with clams and having bristle worms in there tanks? If so, any tricks of keeping the bristle worms away from the clam.

 

[mta_morrow]

@DSC reef
@Lovemyreef2015

My favorite clam experts

 

[DSC reef]

Bristle worms won't eat a healthy clam but they will take the opportunity to get an easy meal with a dying clam. It could be that they are fire worms which will eat a tridacna. We've kept many clams with bristle worms making a home underneath them without any issues.

 

[Captain Quint]

I hate bristle worms with a passion but I have to agree with @DSC reef 's statement.

 

[Oshengems]

My tank is full of them I have 2 maximas one 4” the other problem 1.5” max no issues

 

[justmee]

I hate bristle worms with a passion but I have to agree with @DSC reef 's statement.

I'm there with you, I hate bristle worms with a passion also. The two things about the hobby I hate most are ich and bristle worms... there's just no way of ridding them...

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Yep I agree with @DSC reef 100%

 

[Joe11]

amazon has a number of traps if you want to get rid of them... I do not like them at all and they become pests and a problem with corals.. I actually took some pics of them feasting on my mummy eye coral late at night. I thought it was something with my coral but long behold its the bristle worms.

 

[DSC reef]

Welcome to R2R, you should start a thread in the meet and greet section so we can all welcome you. Also, I've never seen a bristle worm eat a coral or a clam, maybe what your seeing is the bristle worm eating left over food, dying tissue or even a fire worm.

 

[MikeW9788]

Why would anyone hate beneficial detritovores ?

 

[DSC reef]

Why would anyone hate beneficial detritovores ?

Honestly I don't particularly like them but I agree. I feel they get a bad rap as there are many species polychaete and some can be hard to determine good from bad.