Do I need to kill this girthy monster

[Roatan Reef]

GAH!!!! Wow! Did you keep it or is it a goner?

Goner...nephew and wife were grossed out...I tried to tell em though

 

[kjkszpj9]

Large bristleworms almost never show, only if you move a rock or pvc pipe in ur tank then all those monsters wriggle about.

 

[DJC]

It’s mainly because people are grossed out by them or they’ve heard the old wives’ tales of regular bristle worms catching and eating fish, inverts or corals.

Some are worried about fireworms and bobbit worms so any bristle worms are kill on sight to them. Of course if you see a real bobbit worm or fireworm then I’d be concerned. Thankfully the chances are quite slim that you have any.

Bristle worms are some of the best CUC members you can have. If you get a wrasse or have a wrasse, chances are good they’ll go for baby bristle worms so you’re worm population would be kept in check.

Well I think il just keep them maybe il move the big ones when they get big to a creep tank il set up and attempt to house the creepiest creatures I can find

This sounds like a great project to me

 

[accidental_reefer]

Lots of folks have bristleworms that are over a foot long. No need to worry about a small one like yours.

 

[accidental_reefer]

Large bristleworms are harmless, just a bit creepy. The presence of large and multiplying bristleworms may hint that you're overfeeding, though- they're eating something.

there’s a surplus of raw shrimp in (failed) gorilla crab traps, so… (Otherwise, tank just houses frags except previously a clown in detention for a month.)