Is a bristol worm and a flat worm the same

Its like a bee sting only worse. the spike stays in you and you get a numb feeling for a couple days after.

 

If you are one of those who like bristol worms, is there a point where their are too many? I've got a load of them and don't really do anything about them.

And for all you that try to get stung... thats just crazy. I'm afraid enough touching some of the coral.

 

i have to agree with luna .....i to have touched it all even my aptaisa and yet to get stung or any reaction!!....... mabey we are amune or we are 1 with the corals.....lol

 

You're overfeeding. Their populations expand and contract with the amount of available food. If you have a ton, they have a ton of uneaten food and fish waste to eat. That's what I meant by their populations are self-regulated. I should have been more clear.

 

Bristleworms don't sting. They are more like getting a splinter or cactus spine. Depending on the thickness of your skin, the bristles might not even make it in. Fireworms DO sting. Some people have allergic reactions to normal bristleworms so a reaction will obviously happen for them.

(I recommend gloves)

 

what do fireworms look like? i have a half red and half black worm in my tank. thats the one that i have been trying to get stung by.

 

Fire worms are red and whit look fuzzy on the sides. Bristle worms are orange/reddish with small spies off the sides. the link I sent the second worm is a fire worm the first is a bristle. I have both in my tank. I have only seen one fire worm ever but the thought they are there makes me know im wearing gloves.

bristle worm pictures - Google Images


Here is a fire worm.

http://www.seasky.org/seagallery/assets/images/seapic02-22_se33.jpg

 

Haha this thread also reminds me of being kids and trying to get your frind to "go" on the electric fence just to see what it fees like.

 

done that too.:-[ hurts real bad for a while.

 

Hey leave Gexx alone he's 14 and quite impressionable. Pretty soon ....