Killing bristle worms

[Dragon174]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Robert Binz]

Answer:

ARROW CRAB

Honestly arrow crabs look scarier than the worms

 

[Robert Binz]

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]

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.]

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

 

[Phil D.]

 

[Robert Binz]

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.]

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.