Introduce Worms to DSB

[Eric]

Hi guys, was thinking of introducing small worms catch from our local shores to my 6" DSB to help as a cleaner.......anyone tried before? Any impact?

Eric

[trader_best]

sounds kinda cool to me.....wonder if any of the LS would makan them....

gurus please advise...

[ReDDeviLs]

have to check if they do more harm than good

[Siput]

Not sure if inter-tidal zone creatures can live 100% of the time underwater?

[Eric]

Not sure if inter-tidal zone creatures can live 100% of the time underwater?

I think those Inter-tidal creatures would be happier under water, I think the reason why they could survive during low tides is base on their inter-tidal tolerances.....

[nivlac]

i intro 'sarong' worm used for fishing into my dsb and sump before. No problem surviving. but don't add sarong worm. they are too big, and are predators on other smaller creatures. regretted after doing it.

[Eric]

i intro 'sarong' worm used for fishing into my dsb and sump before. No problem surviving. but don't add sarong worm. they are too big, and are predators on other smaller creatures. regretted after doing it.

I just went down to punggol beach to dig those small thin worms, caught abt 20 of them all around 1mm thick, 3-5cm long. 10 of them end up to be my goby breakfast liao. The other 10 is somewhere inside the DSB now.

Caught 5 small snails & a small crab too, like turbo snails & they move real fast. All around the size of a 5 cent coin. 2 of them got pick up my watchman goby, the rest 3 busy feasting the algaes now.

Lets see how big the worm can grow inside a tank. hehe

Eric

[ReDDeviLs]

hey eric thats great.but punggol so far.. must find 1 day to go down for digging!haha

[RAV-65]

Hmmm.... izit good to have worms to disturb the DSB? anyone got any ideas?I get this impression that DSB should not be disturbed.... maybe only the surface, but deep in?

Vincent Ho

[Siput]

Must try, then; another source of live food for the LS! Like to give my fish variety in diet where possible, esp live stuff....

[CooL_anakin]

http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm

This should help. I've asked Ron Shimek about catching worms for our DSB. His reply was that its one of the best ways to keep our SB healthy. A SB shouldn't be disturbed too much but it needs small movements provided by these small organisms to ensure sufficient water circulation.

[RAV-65]

Oic...

where to find those worms den???!?!?! anyone got a few to spare? wahahahaha...

Vincent Ho

[CooL_anakin]

You can try digging them out in clean beaches or mangroves. These worms can regenerate their bodies but still they may die if their bodies are broken so be a bit gentle.=) And it is best if you can put all of them in a corner of your SB and cover them to prevent your fishes n shrimps from eating them. They'll burrow into the sand after a while. Good Luck!

[nivlac]

i've seen some guys catching worms on the beach for fishing before. They sprinkle some 'powder' on the sand and the worms come up.....voila, easily caught.

[Tanzy]

Bread crumb will do better than powder.

[ReDDeviLs]

bread crumb? must go and try at sentosa one of these days

[RAV-65]

I think the powder is some kind of soap powder..... it makes the worms climb out....

Vincent Ho

[lightningstrike]

IMHO, intro of worms, crabs, etc. u caught from beaches or wheresoever is like a time bomb........ coz u dunno what u r catching and u r introducing them into ur reef tank??? OMG....... wouldn't it be better to know....... they might be pests....... next thing u know, u might be trying to catch them out.

juz me 2 cents.

[delirium]

I have afew such worms in my tank. Think they came with the LR. First time I saw 1 was at night using the light from my handphone (Cannot sleep ). I thought there was a big crack on the front panel of the tank where the sandbed is. Upon closer look see the worm making tunnels in the sandbed. Gave me a very bad shock.

[tigershark]

can anyone post the picture of those beneficial worms that were mentioned? I know centain worms is perdator for clams.....