Few bristleworm in QT

[PeterEde]

Dropped a few pellets into the tank for bacteria and these popped out

 

[Timfish]

Bristle worms are an intergral part of any reef system and good scavenges. That being said, you can have too much of a good thing. I've had a couple instances over hte years where there were so many they easily accounted for a significant portion of the animal biomass numbering in the dozens or hundreds. I'm of the mindset now if I can see them they need to be removed to control numbers.

 

[PeterEde]

Bristle worms are an intergral part of any reef system and good scavenges. That being said, you can have too much of a good thing. I've had a couple instances over hte years where there were so many they easily accounted for a significant portion of the animal biomass numbering in the dozens or hundreds. I'm of the mindset now if I can see them they need to be removed to control numbers.

I had a couple of large ones in the main tank that I've not seen in a while. 6 line wrasse and coral banded done the job?

 

[Timfish]

Maybe? Could be they getting enough food they're not needing to come out when the lights are on. I don't try to completely eradicate them as they are good scavengers but they do make up a part of the animal biomass that is using up oxygen and making CO2. If there's enough to see and catch I see it as redcuing the biomass and nutreint export and getting rid of something that's fairly ugly.

 

[bnord]

I dropped a arrow crab in the sump as I was having to wear a glove to remove the chaeto to keep it growing - too many numb spots on my fingers and hands.

still where the glove, but when I forget, its not an issue

not sure a arrow would tackle a biggin like the one in the photo - but keeps them from getting out of balance