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The trap was bought online. Search for "Trap 'em" it works very well. Fireworm? I hate 'em all. I will continue trapping until it comes up empty.

It's a 55 gal. Mildly disturbing? I've been having nightmares!

Still Trappin' Bristle worms galore Bait attracted my bristle star, hermits, and more bristle worms than I could count. There's two in the trap and all these coming. I emptied the trap 4 times this evening. One was 8" long stretched out! I have one feather duster left, hopefully this...

Time for some traps then!

I didn't get a pic of the attack, but yes, I'm 100% sure it's a bristle worm. The bugger was about 2 inches long.

I thought one of my feather dusters had dropped it's feathers, so I went to get some tongs to remove the stuff. As I approached it, it moved backwards! When I looked closer, I found that a bristle worm had pulled the entire feather duster, head and all, out of it's tube, and was pulling it...

My clowns get them all the time. I was told they are spots from various corals that "sting" them. In my case a toadstool that the clowns hang out in. Not to worry.

Where from? Suggestions?

BTW, I do not supplement anything for the corals. Brine shrimp now and again, but nothing else. Finally, I celebrated one year in, by purchasing this little guy.

Some people call them Pumping Xenia ... I call them weeds!

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