Why do people dislike bristleworms?

[Stephen8169301]

Just the vast numbers. It was a small 20G that was way overfeed. I had a species that got pretty big. Every time I moved something or pick something up there would be large bristleworms. At night I would snag some fatty long worms. Which was fun and rewarding however I wasn’t making a dent in their population. Just got old.

I hear ya makes sense

 

[Tamberav]

Probably hated because of the tremors movies

 

[Stephen8169301]

Probably hated because of the tremors movies

Hahah classic movies

 

[Crabby48]

I run an extra high nutrient tank and also ‘raise’ and sell BW, Limpets, Ball anemones,Spaghetti worms, snails, Micro mini stars, Fan Worms,Lightbulb anemones, Micro algae’s and others. I can definitely beat IPSF price<quantities…I only try and send when weather is ideal. If anyone is looking….

Their prices are terrible for quantities. Did we just become best friends!

 

[Seansea]

IIRC they can kill clams. Not sure otherwise, I've had them in all but my current tank without issues. Actually I've been trying to get some locally without luck.

I got a few monster boys i can send ya.

 

[Stephen8169301]

I got a few monster boys i can send ya.

When does that thing end lol

 

[Seansea]

When does that thing end lol

THink he is infinite. I never see the other end of him. Just the 4" of him sticking out of his hole.

 

[TnFishwater98]

I got a few monster boys i can send ya.

Yeah , big species no good…When you notice that you can see a jaw and grabbing with their mouth, no bueno.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They come out during feeding and then climb back into holes I see no issue why do people not like them? Looks? Attack coral? Just curious is all

Not welcome in my tanks. I was ok with them until finding a 15" and 13" in in a past tank and having a foxface with bristles on them.

 

[Stephen8169301]

Not welcome in my tanks. I was ok with them until finding a 15" and 13" in in a past tank and having a foxface with bristles on them.

See now that’s a good answer one I was waiting for that makes complete sense to not have them in the tank that’s insane

 

[TnFishwater98]

Not welcome in my tanks. I was ok with them until finding a 15" and 13" in in a past tank and having a foxface with bristles on them.

pics….?

 

[vetteguy53081]

pics….?

This was 3 years ago. doubt I have a pic but will look

 

[TnFishwater98]

See now that’s a good answer one I was waiting for that makes complete sense to not have them in the tank that’s insane

Like I said it really determines on species. If you see a medium size one go ahead and yank it out if you can. I definitely had a large bad species in my old tank. They were really round and plump looking. They looked similar to earthworms…. The species I have now stay small and are rigid looking…. I’ll see if I have a pic of from my first tank.

 

[Spare time]

Ugly, painful, can infest macroalgae (making collection a pain if not wearing some good gloves), and can lodge their bristles into fish (which can cause an infection).

 

[Seansea]

Nah this dude aint hurtin nothing. Just eating fish poop and old food laying around. 95% of bristleworms are helpful. Added a lunar wrasse to eat the big ones and he was good at it. Problem was he was way worse tank inhabitant than any bristleworm i ever had.

 

[kdx7214]

I got a few monster boys i can send ya.

LOL! I had a 40g setup years ago that I ran for 7 or 8 years. When I had to move and broke it down I found one that was over 2' long. In a tank that small it was a monster!

 

[KING KONG]

Some people think they r ugly. Some people think they eat their fishes(i doubt that). I also hv bigger bristleworms but I never found they harmed anything. They will come when u overfeed the tank.
Most people have eurythoe complanata in their tank which carries harmful toxin(says my research on internet)

 

[TnFishwater98]

Some people think they r ugly. Some people think they eat their fishes(i doubt that). I also hv bigger bristleworms but I never found they harmed anything. They will come when u overfeed the tank.
Most people have eurythoe complanata in their tank which carries harmful toxin(says my research on internet)

When comparing I had a type of eurythoe complanata..(Fireworm!) In my first tank. Says they come in different colors but definitely similar to the ones I used to have. Get nice and plump and like to reproduce when food is available. Earthwormy like. So the moral to this story is Fireworm= Bad… Common Bristle Worms=Good, but watch’em… Here is a good article on
eurythoe complanata….

Eurythoe complanata

animaldiversity.org

 

[KING KONG]

When comparing I had a type of eurythoe complanata..(Fireworm!) In my first tank. Says they come in different colors but definitely similar to the ones I used to have. Get nice and plump and like to reproduce when food is available. Earthwormy like. So the moral to this story is Fireworm= Bad… Common Bristle Worms=Good, but watch’em… Here is a good article on
eurythoe complanata….

Eurythoe complanata

animaldiversity.org

Most people hv them. People think they hv bristleworm but they hv firework which r more confident eaters and will eat in front of u whereas bristleworm mainly come out when lights r off

 

[Dolphis]

LOL! I had a 40g setup years ago that I ran for 7 or 8 years. When I had to move and broke it down I found one that was over 2' long. In a tank that small it was a monster!

2’?! Ahh helll naaah… bye lol