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[drfu]

I have found a couple of these worms in both of my reef tanks and they seem to multiply, first are they reef safe & second should i try to control their population?

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[dragonfisher33]

feather dusters, filter feeders, reef safe, no need to worry about them

 

[dingusplease]

+1 to the above.

You can actually buy them for around $20 a piece at many LFS, I kind of wish I had one. Very neat that they are reproducing in your tank!

 

[drfu]

feather dusters, filter feeders, reef safe, no need to worry about them

Sorry the pink worm along the glass, not the feather duster

 

[drfu]

+1 to the above.

You can actually buy them for around $20 a piece at many LFS, I kind of wish I had one. Very neat that they are reproducing in your tank!

Sorry for the confussion, i bought the feather duster im looking at the pink worm along the glass/substrate

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Bristle worm

 

[drfu]

Bristle worm

Safe? Can they overrun my tank? Thanks for the help

 

[Raleighfishnerd]

Good part of your cleanup crew. Really only a problem if you over feed. Don't touch with your bare hand their bristles will stab you and feel anywhere from like fiberglass to fire in your skin.

 

[mr_X]

They are never really a problem- the overfeeding is the problem. If you see a lot of them, they have an abundance of food available.

 

[Raleighfishnerd]

True well said