Bristle worm removal?

I had one in my 29 bio about half a year ago, but it dissapeared. Would a 6 line be fine in a 10 gallon though? I might go with an arrow crab.

 

Depends on the time period. Tons of people QT Sixlines and many other larger fish in a 10 gallon bare bones. I would not recommend it for long periods of time however, you would need a future home for the little guy.

 

I could always transfer him to my bio. But then the bristle population would spark up again.

 

That is always a risk. If you want something more permanent, then the six line would not be the best option.

 

Seems like an arrow is the best choice. I wonder if a meacock mantis would eat one if found.. Probably not.

 

Ok let's say, you get the population under control. Then remove what helped and they come back, then theres an abundant food source for them. That's the real problem. I too had a 10g with an out of control bristle worm problem, I cut my feedings back to every other day and now the population has reduced on its own.

 

+1 on that. You're feeding them too much. They only propagate according to the food source. Cut back on how much food you're putting in the tank.

 

Thanks. I had a typical bait shrimp that was about 6 inches and came home today to find it dead and laying upside down. The bristle worms were feeding on it and that's when I decided to make this thread. Would turning the filter off do good also? And right now, nothing is living in the tank except the worms and a few aptaisa. So I could cut down on feeding completely.

 

The shrimp wasn't killed by the bristleworms, they were doing their job cleaning up the dying/dead shrimp. Aiptasia will also grow according to how much food is in the tank, and you do want to get rid of that.

You said it's a "recovery" tank -- what exactly do you mean by that? Quarantine tank? Hospital tank?

I don't know what kind of filter you have on the tank, or why you're running a filter, so I can't advise on whether to turn it off (or why you think you need to).

 

Just a thought but its a 10 gallon recovery tank why not just dump it and start over if you really want them out Or did I miss something?