bristle worms??

[rx7grl17]

i just found a bristle worm...what exactly are they??are they harmful to my tank??what do i do with it?

 

[melosu58]

I have some in my tank. IMO they are good janitors and part of a good clean up crew. JMO Also moving this to the SW aquaria forum.

 

[HoCkEyGmC]

Agree'd. They really get a bad rep alot of times. They are really fun watch aswell IMO. =]

 

[intimatecple]

I have many in my tank. If you see 1....you have a whole lo more than that in your tank. They are good to have IMO and I enjoy watching them at night and at feeding time!!!

 

[nanoluvr]

I wouldn't worry too much. I think they're in everybody's tanks, lol. They clean up your leftover uneaten food. If you feed way to much, though, they can get out of control.

 

[bawel]

Oh wow... I didn't know they are alright to be having in the tanks, thanks for this question, now I felt relief. The only time I saw mine came out was when one of my snails died, killed by the hermit crab and suddenly I saw this pink works with bristles popped out from the LR. I tried to catch it but alas, I missed! Now I can breath a sigh of relief.

 

[MsBeanCtr]

they are ugly looking little creatures but as mentioned previously, they help with clean up. As hard as it may be I'd leave them alone and let 'em work.

 

[rx7grl17]

thanks!=]