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  1. lilysadarling

    lilysadarling Plankton

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    My Six Line Wrasse jumped out of my tank, Does anyone know why he might have down this, Also, does anyone know a good way to get rid of Bristle worms??:confused:
     
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Lily,

    First off.....WELCOME TO 3REEF!!!!

    Unfortunately, many species of wrasse are known jumpers. Many people go to Home Depot and purchase eggcrate to cover their tank to avoid this.

    If your bristleworm population is quite large, that's typically a sign of overfeeding. However, if you want to be rid of them because of articles from many years ago, ignore the old articles. Bristleworms are one of the most efficient members of your clean up crew.
     
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  3. dlaclo

    dlaclo Spaghetti Worm

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    yes i agree and i am actually in the prosecc of trying to find some to purchase
     
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  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3Reef. Sorry to hear about your loss. I too have had some expirience with jumpers...not fun. Really the only thing that you can to do stop that is have some sort of cover...which has its own set of problems (gas exchange...or rather the lack of). As for bristle worms, I agree with the two above me. Unless you happen to bump into one with you hand, its not fun, they are great.

    Again, Welcome!
     
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  5. mattgeezer

    mattgeezer Montipora Capricornis

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    Hello Kristina , welcome to 3reef;D
     
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  6. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Hello and welcome to 3reef!
    As Curt mentioned, Bristle worms are advantageous as long as their isn't an over abundance of them, which is more than likely a result of over feeding. Their are also more than one type of bristle worm as the "fire" ones are more of a concern IMO.
    As for your Wrasse, something may have scared it... I don't believe they are known to be jumpers...
     
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  7. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3reef. You can find eggcrate, or better know as light diffuser at Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards. Just ask someone where the covers for florescent are. Sorry about your loss.
     
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  8. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Sorry to hear about your sixline - :-[

    One of my favorites. Unfortunatly well known for being a jumper.

    get covered...get another
     
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  9. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    howdy and welcome to 3Reef!
     
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