Bristle worms

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  1. cannedmulder

    cannedmulder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    After doing yet more reading I know that a six line wrasse and a four line wrasse are great for eating bristle worms and flat worms. What other fish or critters eat them?:chef:
     
    cannedmulder, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Also hell on bristle worms: Dottyback, Wrasse of the Halichoeres family, Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius), Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus oxycephalus), Sunset Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens), Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus setrcornis)...


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    Let us know what you come up with.

    Good luck!
     
    omard, Jul 22, 2008
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  3. jptrson

    jptrson Feather Duster

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    Also leopard wrasse and possum wrasse.
     
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  4. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    And you want to get rid of your bristles...why????? I find them very beneficial......
     
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  5. cannedmulder

    cannedmulder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I would not like to get rid of all of them but the ones I have a getting huge. I don't want to have an overload of them!
     
    cannedmulder, Jul 22, 2008
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  6. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    Unless you have PVC for them to live in, you shouldn't worry. How old is your tank?
     
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  7. cannedmulder

    cannedmulder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Can I keep an Arrow crab in with a Sally Lightfoot and cleaner shrimp?
     
    cannedmulder, Jul 22, 2008
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  8. cannedmulder

    cannedmulder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Not very old and I know I am going to get yelled at when I say this.......1.5 months. Go ahead and yell. I know it isn't very old! And I shouldn have to worry!
     
    cannedmulder, Jul 22, 2008
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  9. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    6 weeks is cycled! What do you have in it now?
     
    Brandon1023, Jul 22, 2008
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  10. cannedmulder

    cannedmulder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I have 3 pajama cardinals, 1 marron clown (much smaller than my), False Purc clown, 1 convict tang (named Luke), 1 diamond Goby, 1 sally lightfoot crab, 2 cleaner shrimp, snails and hermit crabs, Oh I just got a pistol shrimp but havent seen him since I put him in the tank Sunday. Several frags of different corals.
     
    cannedmulder, Jul 22, 2008
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