Red Bristle Worm?

[cmcimino]

Is this a red bristle worm? Seems to have survived the dip from Saturday. days ago. Should I dip again? I just fed the coral.

 

[twilliard]

Yes that is a bristle worm.

 

[cmcimino]

Yes that is a bristle worm.

Good or bad?

 

[twilliard]

Good or bad?

I consider them good as they are great scavengers
I keep them

 

[502]

I have some in mine I think there the reason my zoas keep disappearing

 

[twilliard]

I have some in mine I think there the reason my zoas keep disappearing

Not zoanthid eaters

 

[502]

 

[alyee5]

What dip did you use out of curiosity?

 

[502]

At one time there was 7 zoas there where it is circled now just one

 

[502]

Not zoanthid eaters

I thought it was my big emerald crab eating them/knocking them it the rocks or something but the worm was their so I thought maybe I don't know still new to hobby

 

[twilliard]

I thought it was my big emerald crab eating them/knocking them it the rocks or something but the worm was their so I thought maybe I don't know still new to hobby

Bristle worms are "meat" eaters. Leftover food and such

 

[cmcimino]

I used CoralRx. I didn't have a powerhead in it, but I used a strainer and mixing bowl like on the BRS videos. Should have been plenty of water movement.

 

[Markyboy98]

I have had bristle worms in my tank before with no problems. And like Twilliard said they are good scavengers. But if they bother you a wrasse will eat them.

 

[rstrann]

IME, bristles will only eat zoas when they're already melting. I like bristles. Not the prettiest part of a CuC, but they're hard workers.

 

[bherbold8]

Not zoanthid eaters

Or are they ?!

 

[MayoTheCondiment]

You can also just suction it out with a turkey baster. Easier than dipping. They seem to be relatively solitary so it’s not like there’s a whole squad of em in there

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

depends on your feeding habits, and clean up crew competing for scraps. Can over populate if left unchecked. they have offensive bristles to give them the upper hand in the scrap game.

 

[king aiptasia]

I thought it was my big emerald crab eating them/knocking them it the rocks or something but the worm was their so I thought maybe I don't know still new to hobby

emerald crabs are terribly behaved, i don't understand why people say them and pepermint shrimp are safe for reef tanks