Bristle worms taking over?

[greenikat]

This is only one of many things in my tank that are covered in worms. What can I do? I counted over 20 worms when I fed the fish.

 

[Sniperhank]

I'm not seeing any bristle worms...but they are normally coming from overfeeding in terms of over running things.

 

[greenikat]

I tried to upload a video that showed a bunch on this blue thing. Did not work. I only feed every other day.

 

[Sniperhank]

Try a site like photo bucket and link from there.

 

[greenikat]

 

[Ronin77]

I see your having trouble with them still, arrow crabs eat them,lol but they look like spiders. There's a fish called a dolphin shark, I think that's what it's called. It's black and blue with a long skinny body. The only thing with them is they rearrange things trying to find the bristle worms. I had a dragon wrasse that would move rocks going after them it was crazy. My friend has a dolphin shark fish and it just digs and moves the sand around trying to uncover them.

 

[Sniperhank]

I'd agree that those are bristle worms, but they are a good part of a clean up crew to have. If their numbers grow to extreme amounts, you know you are feeding too much.

 

[greenikat]

I feed my fish once every 2 days for salt and once every 3 days for fresh.
I only feed 1 frozen cube of food. I have 5 small fish a crab and 3 turbo snails. Am I feeding to much?

 

[Ronin77]

Thought I'd show you the one I've been trying to catch, got it this morning. Lol the little ones I don't really worry about. I think this one got my nano fish I had. = (

 

[greenikat]

That's a pretty big worm. Yuck
I don't think I could have done that. Lol

 

[Ronin77]

Lol I was almost late for work, but the timing was perfect. Yeah pretty nasty looking worm. It was like a good foot long in the tank stretched out. First time I tried it just pulled out of the tweezers.....uuuhh!!! You do better than me with feeding, I've always done 1 cube morning & night. I can't help it, the little fat kids are always starving in my tank. Lol

 

[greenikat]

I try not to give into the need to feed. Lol
I do a cube then wait a day and then do flake. Every other day.
I still have a ton of worms. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

 

[Ronin77]

Yes it sucks having so many, I've had a couple nano's that exploded with them. I use to even just pick them off the rocks when I fed. Never ending battle til you get something that eats them.

 

[greenikat]

I had a 6 line wrassel and it did a good job eating them. But my crab ate it. I'm getting a new one on Wednesday.

 

[Ronin77]

That's cool I didn't know they ate them sweet. Lol i take it the crabs gone?

 

[greenikat]

He is very alive and getting along with everyone.

 

[greenikat]

It's on the pink rock.

 

[Ronin77]

Hahaha dang your tank is super clean!!!

 

[greenikat]

Thanks I work hard on both my tanks. Now if my kids and dogs could stay this clean. Lol

 

[Ronin77]

Hahaha I hear yeah, my daughters always putting her hand prints all over the glass.