good or bad?
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
Bristleworm -- the most common hitch hiker, good. They will keep your sand and rocks clean. They are just creepy looking.
softchxntaco
Reefing newb
ok so they wont eat or kill stuff i want in there?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
No. Only dead or dying things. They eat the dead stuff before it has a chance to rot and pollute your water.
softchxntaco
Reefing newb
good, thanks for the advice
softchxntaco
Reefing newb
also i bought a live rock and now Ive noticed a kinda firm green bubble looking thing on it is that good or bad?
little_fish
Moderator
bubble algae, major headache. I would carefully remove it without popping it so they dont spread
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I agree. It sounds exactly like bubble algae. It attaches to the rocks using tiny tendrils. If you can grasp it at the base with your fingers and rock it back and forth gently, you can usually pull it off without popping it. It's believed that popping it releases its spores, and causes it to spread.
I get bubble algae ocassionally and when I can I will take the rock out of the tank and to remove the bubble that way if it pops it doesn't spread more bubble algae in the tank. If it happens to pop while taking it off I rinse the rock in a bucket of salt water to try to remove as many spores as possible.
