Something kill my fish

[Quas111]

It's actually fine bristles on their body getting stuck on your skin which causes irritation

I thought only fireworks do that? They have gigantic bristles and are easy to differentiate from beneficial bristles

[veliferium]

I thought only fireworks do that? They have gigantic bristles and are easy to differentiate from beneficial bristles

They are all polychaete worms

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/bristle-worms-and-fire-worms-122088.html

[Quas111]

They are all polychaete worms

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/bristle-worms-and-fire-worms-122088.html

I just realised that the reason why I have never been affected by the worms hair is because I have thicker than normal skin on my hands(due to playing cricket) so it can't penetrate the skin easily. But if what this article says is true(I'm very skepticle about it) we should just leave all the worms in the tank? IMO any worm bigger than preference is a pest to me.

[kohanson]

I have took out liverocks before with bare hands and after that, I notice that there is a stinging feeling on one of my fingers. Then i use a magnifying glass and saw about 4-5 transparent needle-like spine in my hand. I suspect the culprit is bristtle worm. Took about half an hour using a tweezer to remove them. Ouch! I have bought a pair of rubber gloves from daiso in case I need to shift the rocks again.

[Martian]

I have took out liverocks before with bare hands and after that, I notice that there is a stinging feeling on one of my fingers. Then i use a magnifying glass and saw about 4-5 transparent needle-like spine in my hand. I suspect the culprit is bristtle worm. Took about half an hour using a tweezer to remove them. Ouch! I have bought a pair of rubber gloves from daiso in case I need to shift the rocks again.

Do you manage to see how long was the bristle worm? I read the bigger ones will nip you too...

[kohanson]

Do you manage to see how long was the bristle worm? I read the bigger ones will nip you too...

Nope, but once in a while i see the worm moving at night and I think is at least 6cm or longer. I saw them attacking my hermit crab before during the night. Cant seem to catch them as they are too fast. My hector goby just recently disappeared for almost a week.

[andrewttw]

Shucks.

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[Quas111]

Nope, but once in a while i see the worm moving at night and I think is at least 6cm or longer. I saw them attacking my hermit crab before during the night. Cant seem to catch them as they are too fast. My hector goby just recently disappeared for almost a week.

they are fast so what I used to do was to take a mysis cube, put it infront of the hole and grab them when they come out to eat. But now I know it's dangerous I will probably use gloves. I think there are some other methods to catch them tho, but I find this the most effective

[Land2013]

This is the last batch after 24hrs hyper salinity. Ammonia reading 0.25 and look like i had to restart the LR cycle out of tank.

[Land2013]

This is the last batch after 24hrs hyper salinity. Ammonia reading 0.25 and look like i had to restart the LR cycle out of tank.

[Land2013]

Nope, but once in a while i see the worm moving at night and I think is at least 6cm or longer. I saw them attacking my hermit crab before during the night. Cant seem to catch them as they are too fast. My hector goby just recently disappeared for almost a week.

You better check for any bobbit worm or you may lost LS one follow by another.

[Quas111]

This is the last batch after 24hrs hyper salinity. Ammonia reading 0.25 and look like i had to restart the LR cycle out of tank.

what are those green, and brown things? Never seen them before

[Land2013]

I also dunno but LR is really something to explore.

[Quas111]

Yeah they are quite cool and are largely unexplored. When I was rescaping my rocks I had to break some to get smaller pieces, I saw tonnes and tonnes of different things living inside. All those hitchhiker guides cover nearly nothing of the stuff which can be found in live rock IMO

[Martian]

I read that six line wrasse eats some types of worms... Not sure exactly what type though...

[Land2013]

Should not be bobbit worm as it was the last fish lost before i remove the LR. The biggest thing pick out from the LR it this worm and it should be the culprit. After deep thought, i should have lost 2 snail, 1 goby, 1 wrasse and maybe 1 colony of zoas.

[kohanson]

You better check for any bobbit worm or you may lost LS one follow by another.

Ya, am always keeping a look out for them at night. Sigh.

[AquaReefer]

This is really making me scare. No wonder I heard some people boil dead rock and start fresh. How many really does that?

[Land2013]

Not many people will boil the rock cause its a live rock and it was natural. It just not my luck to get FOC bobbit worm.

[jackiee]

How to catch Bobbit worm? Any advice?? My LR have 2 to 3 at least..

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[Martian]

How to catch Bobbit worm? Any advice?? My LR have 2 to 3 at least..Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Can you try taking out the LR with the worms in it and leave the LR in. QT till they come out? Or try to lure it out with some prawn meat and catch it with some tongs...

[Kelvin81]

Hyper salinity still the best.. can see it come out within 20 min.

[jackiee]

Thanks Martian n Kelvin81

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[Land2013]

After hyper dip LR, keep 2~3 days out of tank and check for ammonia spike. Mine spike on day 2 from 0.25 to 4. Lucky didnt put back tank after dip.

[kohanson]

Hi bros, what is the salinity when you do hyper salinity dip? Thinking of dipping my LR to remove the worms and pests. My goby I think confirmed gone, not even a single trace of bones left behind.