Killing bristle worms

Dragon174 · Apr 9, 2020

my homemade trap only caught one, so i'm going to give it another try with a trap i just ordered from premium aquatics. fingers crossed. i know some say they are good clean up crew, but i don't want them to get out of control or two big.

Reefer1978 · Apr 12, 2020

Arrow crab was a miss for me... didn't do anything at all for 2 months and then died. Anybody know if melanurus wrasse will control them?

lmm1967 · Apr 12, 2020

I believe Flatworm Exit will kill them as well.

I'm with many others though - leave them be - slow down on nutrient input and there will be fewer of them.

xxkenny90xx · Apr 12, 2020

Bristle worms are good guys! I bet if they were cuter everybody wouldn't want to kill them...

Robert Binz · Apr 12, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Answer:

ARROW CRAB

Honestly arrow crabs look scarier than the worms

Robert Binz · Apr 12, 2020

xxkenny90xx said:
Bristle worms are good guys! I bet if they were cuter everybody wouldn't want to kill them...

My biggest concern is getting stuck by the bristles

xxkenny90xx · Apr 12, 2020

Robert Binz said:
My biggest concern is getting stuck by the bristles

Good point, I've been stuck twice by the bristles. But you know what hurts more than that? Clownfish bites! Death to the clowns!

Phil D. · Apr 12, 2020

Skunk Cleaner shrimp eat them too. So does the Gold Banded Coral shrimp, (make sure you get the Gold banded one).

Phil D. · Apr 12, 2020

Robert Binz · Apr 12, 2020

Phil D. said:
Skunk Cleaner shrimp eat them too. So does the Gold Banded Coral shrimp, (make sure you get the Gold banded one).

Weird I didn’t know that about the shrimp!

Phil D. · Apr 12, 2020

Robert Binz said:
Weird I didn’t know that about the shrimp!

Yup! When I was doing research for my stocking list, found out about the Gold Banded shrimp and actually SAW my Skunk Cleaner in my old tank eating one.