Senior Reefer yikai Posted April 3, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted April 3, 2009 make sure ur bristle/bobbit worms dun grow to this size! for ur reading pleasure http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...coral-reef.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted April 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 3, 2009 Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa... That's the stuff nightmares are made of! Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa... That's the stuff nightmares are made of! Whoah the worm was big enough to get its own tank...power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted April 3, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted April 3, 2009 yea tong. better get ur bobbit out u see the pic of the worm...freaking big. and so thick! and it ATE UP ALL THE HOOKS THAT WERE USED TO CATCH IT! omg lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Firestarter Posted April 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 3, 2009 I read an article before on somebody else's tank some time ago. His zoos were being eaten up every night and the culprit was also a 4ft long bristleworm. But not as thick as Barry. Quote Sometimes the good guys gotta do bad things to make the bad guys pay. - Harvey Specter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member angelfishlover Posted April 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 3, 2009 That day while i was stripping down my tank due to crashing as too much tangs died in there and washed my LRs with water and 3 worms died when i put the rocks in the pail which freaks me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zorden Posted April 19, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 19, 2009 Quote I am just an average FR (fish reefing) writer. If you like my FRs, please upz my points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 19, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 19, 2009 Lucky worm. in its own display tank now. fed with fish. no need to scavenge. Can probably be hand fed after some training. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cdckjn Posted April 20, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have a small question. I do have several small ones, that hides under the rocks, so that appears when I move the rocks. the bigger ones sometimes sticks their heads out. I tried catching the smaller ones and try throwing it into the anemones. Even the aneomes does not eat them when they are alive. I wonder what livestock can eat these brittleworms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 20, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have a small question.I do have several small ones, that hides under the rocks, so that appears when I move the rocks. the bigger ones sometimes sticks their heads out. I tried catching the smaller ones and try throwing it into the anemones. Even the aneomes does not eat them when they are alive. I wonder what livestock can eat these brittleworms? This is a hit/miss matter. natural predators found in the trade are coral banded shrimp, arrow crab, or bi-color pseudochromis. One solution that quite effective is to put the live rock where the worm is hiding in in low salinity or fresh water tub, swish the tub around for a minute or 2, those critters will be crawling out in no time. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mopiko Posted April 20, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2009 This is a hit/miss matter. natural predators found in the trade are coral banded shrimp, arrow crab, or bi-color pseudochromis. One solution that quite effective is to put the live rock where the worm is hiding in in low salinity or fresh water tub, swish the tub around for a minute or 2, those critters will be crawling out in no time. my banggai eat the small ones found the worm hanging from there mouth a few times. now doing hypo and all the worms are dead too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cdckjn Posted April 20, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2009 I know that the fastest way to kill them is to soak the live rock in tap water. But there means to have to move all the rocks - rescape the tank. What I want is a natural way to keep these worms in check without need to remove rocks and such. The coral band shrimp does not eat big ones, the bi-color also not very effective, so the best way is occassionally rescape and then soak live rocks in water to get rid of excess worms! my banggai eat the small ones found the worm hanging from there mouth a few times. now doing hypo and all the worms are dead too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted April 20, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted April 20, 2009 i no worms but alot of big crabs T_T and rescaping a 3ft tank that is on top of a cabinet is soo hard and backbreaing! no palce to keep coral and stuff also. sian. hav to ive with the crabs. or catch them 1 by 1 when i have the chance to trap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 21, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2009 i no worms but alot of big crabs T_T and rescaping a 3ft tank that is on top of a cabinet is soo hard and backbreaing! no palce to keep coral and stuff also. sian. hav to ive with the crabs. or catch them 1 by 1 when i have the chance to trap! Crabs nemesis - Mantis Shrimp. LOL Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Thexder Posted April 21, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2009 How about trigger fishes? I thought they eat crabs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 21, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2009 more crab eaters. Octopi are good crab hunters. Harlequin Tusk - May not be reef-friendly. Triggerfishes are not reef-friendly. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Thexder Posted April 21, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2009 more crab eaters. Octopi are good crab hunters. Harlequin Tusk - May not be reef-friendly. Triggerfishes are not reef-friendly. Conclusion: Anything that eats crabs is not reef friendly... including the mantis shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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