What eats Spaghetti Worm (actually hair-worm, or cirratulid polychaete)?

[Jdoenumber2]

Bothering my zoos and palys.

 

[soccerbag]

Sorry, opened back up, thought it was a duplicate. Carry on! : )

 

[sportzfish]

My copperband does when it finds them.

 

[droblack]

Probably a melanurus wrasse.

 

[Spek]

im not sure what will eat them alternatively Kalk paste or Aiptasia-X have worked great for me

 

[jiffy]

I was just going to post this same thread the other day.. at first mine weren't so bothersome, but now I hate them! alot of my favorite zoas stay closed up because one will occupy the colony, and keep all the polyps closed up...

 

[amonchak]

My copperband does when it finds them.

+1 mine eats these guys like its his job.

 

[rocko918]

my yellow coris wrasse did wonders on them.

 

[jiffy]

would either of those fish be safe with 4 sexy shrimp, pom pom crab, and my harlequin shrimp? and if so I have tons of copepods and amphipods.. would they eat all the pods first before they eat my sghetti worms? lol

 

[Mantis]

I am in the same boat with you guys... They are killing my zoa colonies... I hate those things...

 

[jiffy]

anybody know?

 

[chenwon54]

the right way

reduce nutrient load and they will dissapear for good.. along with other annoying detrivores that are probably thriving along side them...

 

[jiffy]

i did reduce it, i was only feeding once every 2 weeks... they then started closing all my polyps and keeping them closed for what ever reason... im looking for something that will eat them all, maybe its not "the right way" but its the way i want it done...

 

[iReefer]

copper band was my solution for those type of tubeworm/ mini feather duster


sorry for hijack your thread but
what about the tube worm that grow on lps or sps anything with a solid skeleton and sometime they are just kindaa encrusted to the rock and it shoot out web like stuff to trap whatever in the water column for food

the copper band was kinda ignore it.

 

[jiffy]

but will they go after pods? and I have 2 clams...

 

[rocko918]

I have 2 harlequin shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp and 4 peppermints. All been in there for a year with out any issues. I had a clam for a year too but lost that to an alk spike. I can't comment on the other shrimps you have. It will eat pods, i call mine search and destroy. He hovers around and picks at things in-between zoos.

 

[jiffy]

darn so i guess i have to try and hand remove them.

 

[lps1212]

Copperband for me but I had to get rid of my clam to get him into the tank

 

[jiffy]

both my clams have put there foot down and aren't budging. so a copperband is the only kind of fish that will eat these?

 

[Jdoenumber2]

reduce nutrient load and they will dissapear for good.. along with other annoying detrivores that are probably thriving along side them...

What nutrients are you talking about? Organic or inorganic? I keep a medium bioload of fish in my 60 cube. Feed daily, skim wet and use filter sock. Is this a method you have used in the past?