michelle
Reefing newb
So, I have been considering the bristleworms in my tank to not be a problem. They are small enogh and I figure they eat the leftover foods, so no big deal.
A week ago my copperband butterfly had, what I had described as "little spikes", hanging off of her bottom lip and last night I discovered a worm that looked over a foot long and almost as thick as my little finger. I also found a hermit crab dead in its shell next to the bristleworms hole. So, now I consider it a problem.
First of all, do you think I am right in assuming that is what injured the copperbands lip and possibly killed the crab? And, how would I go about ridding myself of it? I read that a piece of PVC with endcaps on it would work. You drill a hole in the end caps and place a piece of food in the pipe. the worm can find its way in by sensing the food, but then can't find its way out.
I think if I saw it again tonight I may be able to grab it with tweezers, but I don't know how fast they move. Also, I am wondering if I may have more then just the one large one.
On the other hand, if I set a trap, is it bad to get rid of ALL the bristleworms? I had thought a couple small ones were good to have. Please correct any misconceptions I have.
Thanks
A week ago my copperband butterfly had, what I had described as "little spikes", hanging off of her bottom lip and last night I discovered a worm that looked over a foot long and almost as thick as my little finger. I also found a hermit crab dead in its shell next to the bristleworms hole. So, now I consider it a problem.
First of all, do you think I am right in assuming that is what injured the copperbands lip and possibly killed the crab? And, how would I go about ridding myself of it? I read that a piece of PVC with endcaps on it would work. You drill a hole in the end caps and place a piece of food in the pipe. the worm can find its way in by sensing the food, but then can't find its way out.
I think if I saw it again tonight I may be able to grab it with tweezers, but I don't know how fast they move. Also, I am wondering if I may have more then just the one large one.
On the other hand, if I set a trap, is it bad to get rid of ALL the bristleworms? I had thought a couple small ones were good to have. Please correct any misconceptions I have.
Thanks