Is this a fire worm?

[Treenk]

Fire worm or just a bristle? They both really want this snail that the crab killed.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Blue center with red edge by the bristles to me means fireworm.

 

[Treenk]

Any idea if I can get it out while its doing this

 

[Cment]

That does look like a fire worm, can you get a better pic of its body? Rough estimate of size?

 

[Cment]

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[Hemmdog]

Any idea if I can get it out while its doing this

Grab it with reefing tongs.

 

[bacc2bacc]

Any idea if I can get it out while its doing this

Fireworm/bristleworm trap works like a champ. Cut out small holes in a plastic bottle and put straws in them facing up from the sand. Throw some meaty food in and leave overnight. You’ll be amazed at how many of these things you’ll be able to catch. Although they are a great addition to your clean up crew, they cause more trouble than they’re worth. I just take them all out if I can. Good luck

 

[Treenk]

Thanks guys good luck little bottle thing

 

[Treenk]

Thanks guys good luck little bottle thing

 

[Treenk]

Thanks guys good luck little bottle thing

Well this didn't work as at all

 

[Treenk]

I tried putting a frozen pellet of mysis shrimp in last night and still no bites. No idea what to do now

 

[KJ]

Blue center with red edge by the bristles to me means fireworm.

Agree.

 

[Fishy212]

For the love of god do not touch them! I learned years ago. So aggravating and annoying. Try using the traps at night. Do more target feeding of your livestock so there is less detritus for the fireworms. He will come for the food in the trap eventually.

 

[don_chuwish]

I only got rid of them in my tank after removing all the rock & sand for a good vinegar bath. It was like worm armageddon - hanging dead out of holes in the rock. Stopped losing snails after that!

 

[Treenk]

I only got rid of them in my tank after removing all the rock & sand for a good vinegar bath. It was like worm armageddon - hanging dead out of holes in the rock. Stopped losing snails after that!

My rock is still maturing I'm afraid that would loose all my bacteria

 

[don_chuwish]

My rock is still maturing I'm afraid that would loose all my bacteria

Yep, it is a reset for sure. I was moving everything to a new tank anyway.

 

[Treenk]

For the love of god do not touch them! I learned years ago. So aggravating and annoying. Try using the traps at night. Do more target feeding of your livestock so there is less detritus for the fireworms. He will come for the food in the trap eventually.

I did the trap last night nothing. I wondering maybe a different bottle

 

[DeniseAndy]

I got some of those buggers on my finger once. Left pain and swelling on fingers for days and eventually my finger just peeled skin away. It hurt lots too. Good luck with retrieving them. Just make sure when you do anything in your tank with the rock, you use reinforced gloves. I usually do, but this got me anyway.

 

[Fishy212]

I did the trap last night nothing. I wondering maybe a different bottle

If you do this for a 2-3 week period I am sure you will get them. A few days is probably enough time for them to get used to the trap before they crawl into them.

 

[don_chuwish]

Try something meaty - like a chunk of raw table shrimp.