Bristleworms Everywhere

[jcegt87]

is it normal? yesterday they started coming out of the rocks and i saw only like 3, today everwhere i look theirs one, so far i counted about 8-10 their just in and out of rocks and eating leftovers from sand, should i worry or let them be. are they asexual?

also im staring to see starshaped copecods on my glass are they good or bad looks ,like when i bug splats on the windshield lol

[yote]

Bristle worm populations grow in relation to their food source.Somew will die off as the food supply drops.

I'll bet the star shaped things are astrenia stars.

[Bifferwine]

Yote, I disagree about the star shaped things being asterina stars. If they look like bug splats, I bet you they are hydroids.

If they are asterinas, they are tiny starfish, which are easy to identify. If they look like clearish bug splats, they are hydroids.

And having a lot of bristleworms is fine, they will help keep your tank clean.

[Melonbob]

I had one in a piece of rock I got with a coral. I had to get rid of it, all the horror stories about them growing to monster sizes just creeped me out too much

[yote]

Now Biff,
That all depends on what color the bug was before it went splat.

If their a clearish white and look kinda like snowflakes stuck to the glass,then yeah,its probable hydroid jellies.

[cravinmohead22]

i had a butt load of hydroid jellyfish after i bought some good rock. 2 weeks later i never saw them again. is that a good yhing they are gone?

[Bifferwine]

Yep, if you get enough of them, hydroids can sting your other animals, but they usually don't live that long.