Control Bristle Worms in Nano Tank

[lelolai15]

Hello!

I have a redsea max nano. I recently moved (DEC-23) and went through the ugly stage all over again. Three months later and the tank is finally recovering. However, I notices quite a bit of bristle worms appear and negatively affecting my Zoas, Scoly and Acans. Yesterday I turned off the pumps and lights to feed the tank. I was able to capture over 30 bristle worms in all sizes.

What CUC or fish can I add into a 20 gal. tank to enhance manual removal? Or any idea how I can get them under control? I don't mind having them in the tank but when they are going into the corals I start worrying.

I currently have two clowns and one fire fish. Inverts I have several turbo snails, blue leg hermit crabs, and a nassarius snail.

 

[VintageReefer]

Arrow crab

 

[Naekuh]

Arrow crab

In a nano is giving the crab a stacked corner in a UFC ring.



Well i never had luck with arrow crabs in a small tank.
They always managed to kill something.
I don't know if it was sick or not, but it still was able to kill something.

 

[Jekyl]

I would argue that the worms and coral are unrelated. Easiest way to manage bristleworms is by limiting the food they have to eat. Lots of leftovers, lots of worms.

 

[VintageReefer]

Baby/small arrow crab