From a quick Google search it says they do eat them. So I'm going to do more research and then try one or both of the options as I do think it's a beautiful fish.
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It would be my luck if I got one and it wouldn't...
I'm off to bed now I will do some more research tomorrow.
At least it wouldn't be too bad to look at
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Exactly and it was on one of my original list of fish to stock my tank...At least it wouldn't be too bad to look at
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Horseshoe crabs and Pitho crabs will eat them below the sand. Coral banded shrimp above the sand if you want an invert.
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Here are my thoughts on bristle worms.
Yes, they sure are creepy. Sure, they can hurt you. Yes, they can get huge. But, they are 99% of the time, harmless. They won't kill fish, they won't eat coral, and they won't eat other inverts. They are scavengers, meaning they'll eat dead things. So if a fish dies, they'll go crazy. But, they did not kill it. They are doing their job, and cleaning up your tank. They'll eat leftover food, and sift your sand as they crawl through/on it.
I believe everything in our tank should be kept in check. One species shouldn't take over your tank. Everything should be balanced. You should have as diverse of a CUC as possible, but not too many of one thing. Bristle worms are a great member of your CUC, but they shouldn't take up a large majority of your CUC. Same thing goes for trochus, conchs, sea stars, shrimp, astrea, nassarius, etc.
So it's completely fine to want to get rid of an excess amount of bristle worms. But, you should never want to eradicate them fully! Of course, this is just my opinion.
Yes, they sure are creepy. Sure, they can hurt you. Yes, they can get huge. But, they are 99% of the time, harmless. They won't kill fish, they won't eat coral, and they won't eat other inverts. They are scavengers, meaning they'll eat dead things. So if a fish dies, they'll go crazy. But, they did not kill it. They are doing their job, and cleaning up your tank. They'll eat leftover food, and sift your sand as they crawl through/on it.
I believe everything in our tank should be kept in check. One species shouldn't take over your tank. Everything should be balanced. You should have as diverse of a CUC as possible, but not too many of one thing. Bristle worms are a great member of your CUC, but they shouldn't take up a large majority of your CUC. Same thing goes for trochus, conchs, sea stars, shrimp, astrea, nassarius, etc.
So it's completely fine to want to get rid of an excess amount of bristle worms. But, you should never want to eradicate them fully! Of course, this is just my opinion.
Thank you I will add them to my exterminator list...
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I just saw a horseshoe crab at my LFS a few days ago! They are such cool invertabrates!
I totally agree! I don’t want to get rid of all of them but I want to lessen how many there are now and then keep the population in check. They have a job to do in the tank and I totally respect that.
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Beautiful and difficult too
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I think the difficult was why it didn't stay on my list...
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Their problem is that they are very difficult to make them eat.
I remember reading that now.
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You always send us to bed hungry!Dinner is served!
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