Bristleworm scores direct hit......

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  1. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    And I still haven't felt a thing. ??????? Was doing some maintenance and grabbed a rock to remove some bubble algae. Immediately I noticed one of my larger bristleworms leaving in a hurry (hit-n-run). I wondered how I got so close and was lucky enought to miss it. Well, I got riddled by the thing. It was pretty hard to get a pic of the bristles, but, I snapped a few.
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    And a pic of the offender.
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    It's a decent sized worm. Here's an old pic of it.
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    I'll let everyone know if I feel anything. To remove them I used my metal coralline scraper held at a 90 deg. angle and scraped with some good pressure. I thought this was a bad idea for fear of driving them in further. Worked like a charm.
     
    missionsix, Mar 29, 2009
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  2. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    I've gotten hit by them twice now, never felt a thing either. I thing it all depends on how sensitive you are to them?
     
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  3. Dasco

    Dasco Vagabond Butterfly

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    wow didnt know this could happen.
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yep, be careful when milling around your tank.
     
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  5. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Dip your hands in vinegar, it dissolves the bristles from what I've heard
     
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  6. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I got hit when putting my first piece of LR in my first tank.. I was not happy about it at all.. Like zac said, vinegar helps..
     
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  7. Aqualung

    Aqualung Stylophora

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    Is that a fireworm?
     
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  8. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    i was asking myself the same thing...
     
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  9. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    looks more like a fire than a bristle.
     
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  10. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    And what is the difference? :confused: Never heard of the fire worm.

    Glad your ok casey.

    LG
     
    lillys Grandad, Sep 8, 2009
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