Aiptasia and Bristle Worms

Soo I've been researching the site all day today and have found some interesting things but again I have questions and better be safe than sorry (slow day at work, ha).

Bout a week ago I found worms and posted about them, found out they were bristle worms and got a couple responses saying they aren't a big deal. After today I've learned people don't like them for various reasons, how do I go about getting rid of them considering they are deep under rock? Also I have one little Aiptasia but since I know what it is and again, through research, people say it's no good. I googled and found a site saying a syringe and lemon juice works to rid them...

Not sure how I feel about that last part so I figured I'd ask for some advice on how to get rid of it before it becomes a problem

 

aiptasia-x

 

If you use lemon juice and water you have to use the syringe and needle and inject it right into the mouth of the aiptasia in order to get it to work well. Products like Joes Juice has something in it that causes the aiptasia to take it in and kills it that way, so you just have to put it directly on them. I love Joes Juice now. I used to use a kalk paste....and cover the aiptasia completely with the paste and that worked well. The downside is you had to have all the pumps turned off and left off for a while. Any coral that the kalk fell on would die or be burned. So you had to be careful

With any aiptasia product you only want to dose a small amount at any time because it will cause the pH to drop. Not a big problem in a 100g tank, but more so in a nano.

As far as bristleworms, leave them alone. If you have a big population and they are growing you are feeding to much. They eat detritius and all the junk in your tank like left over food, etc.

 

schackmel
+1 I actually added two bristle worm to my display tank.