I was stink with tiny little sharp needles!!!

[souphamster]

yesterday, when i was changing the aquascape of my corals, i was badly stink by many many short little needles.... dammm it hurts! and i need to pluck one by one out using my nails. MAN! ... this is lame! can i know what cause these reaction? the stink sharp needle was about 0.1mm and its white in colour. Even then, after getting rid most of the needles, my fingers hurts now... :~(

Only after i was stunk! i wear 5 dispossible glove on one hand!! Guys, u all should wear gloves

[anakjoh]

could it be sea urchin?

[TanGo]

I think its the bristle worms..

I had similar experiences..

[Ian]

It's very common when was aranging rocks. Don't know what it is but it's ok i'm still here!

When ever i do aranging of corals or rocks i have my splinter tweezer next to me very useful.

[TTBoy]

Yup, its bristle worms. kanna before also.

[Achilles Tang]

Precisely why I wear gloves when it comes to major work touching the sandbed, or rockscaping.

Once stung, twice shy.

[Dinosaur]

All the while i though the sting is because of the sponges that stick on the rock?

[Anthony]

i dont think it is bristle worms.

it happened to me when i wash my deadrocks.

[KingFish]

I get stung all the time, and it hurts for a day or two.... don't remember seeing any needle though. But I like the idea of life in my rocks....

But bristleworms do occupy deadrocks too right?

if I may, mrjoe, how often do you wash your rocks? You mean like take them out for a scrub? That'll mean 'setup' and 'teardown' every now and then right?

[shiraz]

ya i got the same experience... should be bristleworms becos i killed 2 that was staying in that same rock. an easy way to remove the stings is to just run ur fingers thru your hair i know it may sound disgusting but it works. dunno lah

[Anthony]

i wash my LR after place under hot sun for weeks. but i still get stink leh.

[Creetin]

wah shiraz, dipping ur rock in bleach sounds like overkill to me man!

u not scared wait few weeks later the bleach leak into ur water and.....

[CKS]

shiraz: u KILLED your worms??

Hey, i'll pay for them if anyone were to catch them

[Morgan]

Hey, i'll pay for them if anyone were to catch them

Are you serious?

I will make a ton of money selling them to you.

Ok what size worms do you want?

Currently those above 4" have been killed off, only small ones left. hahaha

[CKS]

Quote your price.

And make it cheaper than what ipsf.com is offering too.. haha

[CKS]

From www.ipsf.com

"Our Baby Bristle Worms package comes with 6 fine young specimens, all about 0.5 - 1.0 inches in length. USD $19.95"

Now u know their worth?

If u r willing .. small worm would be great .. 4" is good as well.

[Morgan]

I'll give them to you for free. But you have to catch them yourself.

Got stung by them too many times.

Suggestion for those of you that got stung:

Use masking tape or any type of sticky tape to remove the bristles from your skin.

[CKS]

haha.. i dont know how to catch those worms

thats why i rather pay for it (to avoid getting stung too)

too lazy to construct trap too :\

[BarraCudaTM]

get a piece of chicken breast and anchor it on the sand bed .. in no time .. it should be covered with bristle worms

[Morgan]

Use a tweezer and pick them off the sand.

If you seriously want them, come to my place one evening and I'll will provide the tweezer. They come out when the lights goes out.

[CKS]

Morgan: Thanks.. but i think u better keep them in your tank

im not lacking bristle worms now.. just wanna avoid unnecessary killing by reefers

so im only taking in your condamned worms

[souphamster]

what does all these worms benefit to the tank? what are the needles that stung me? anyone can confirm? i want to aviod next time.

[dodo]

It will only pain for a few days to a week ...not serious...look at those who are stung b4...they & myself are still alive...basically all uncured LR contain bristle worms and they will sting u

previously i also didn't know wat tat is...and i went back to scold the LFS who sold me the LR...hehehehe

[yazid]

I'll take a closeup photo shot tonight on the spikes that is on the LR. The tiny sharp spikes is protruding out in a circular fashion on the LR.

Not sure if the spikes are left behind by bristleworms (of course these worms do bite).

[Sinn]

morgan u serious abt giving away worms ar?

just the other day i was wondering if anywhere got sell

i might want some, cause my new sand bed is very 'lifeless'

btw, its not flatworms rite?