FINALLY! How to tell fireworms apart from bristleworms!!

Eienna · Feb 17, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_KbY2-hV_4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[video=youtube;C_KbY2-hV_4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_KbY2-hV_4&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

Watch the video to finally find out exactly what fireworms look like - and how they compare to bristleworms!

JMSKI333 · Feb 17, 2014

Wow you gotta admit that fire worm is pretty cool!

Eienna · Feb 17, 2014

JMSKI333 said:
Wow you gotta admit that fire worm is pretty cool!

Perhaps so...but they will eat your livestock!

NanaReefer · Feb 17, 2014

I'm sorry but in the video he states "these are Bristle Worms harmless to handle" I know for a fact they ARE NOT harmless! They too hurt like he$$ when their bristle are left in your skin.

Islandoftiki · Feb 17, 2014

FWIW, if anybody ever gets stung by one of these, soaking the affected area in vinegar will dissolve the spines and eventually make the pain go away.

chefb_5 · Feb 17, 2014

Hi, thanks for the vid! How does one get ride of these fire worms or bristle worms? Please PM me thanks

FLipp · Feb 17, 2014

Aloha!

rlman41299 · Feb 17, 2014

i have had good luck with a melanarus wrasse eradicating my bristle worm infestation.

chefb_5 said:
Hi, thanks for the vid! How does one get ride of these fire worms or bristle worms? Please PM me thanks

NanaReefer · Feb 17, 2014

Why get rid of Bristle Worms? Hands down they are one of the best part of our clean up crew! They stir up the sand bed, keep our rock clean, eat excess foods and dispose of any dead livestock.
Control of their numbers is easily obtained by keeping your feedings light.

Davesgt · Feb 17, 2014

Ive got a monster fire worm that I have in a cubicle that ive been feeding lol. This guy destroys krill! ill post pics when I take them 2mrw.

jerky48183 · Feb 17, 2014

they sell traps that can catch them if you don't want to get something that will eat them.

Rize2 · Feb 17, 2014

NanaReefer said:
Why get rid of Bristle Worms?

1. They're freaky
2. They're ugly
3. I'm allergic to bees and so my finger was very swollen when I got stung by them.
4. Read #1 and #2 again

Eienna · Feb 17, 2014

NanaReefer said:
I'm sorry but in the video he states "these are Bristle Worms harmless to handle" I know for a fact they ARE NOT harmless! They too hurt like he$$ when their bristle are left in your skin.

I (thoughtlessly) handled a few when I was removing them from my rockwork. The only thing I was left with was a very mild irritation that only lasted a couple of hours. Maybe you're sensitive to them?