Looking For A Good Bristle Worm Exterminator

I have a fairly healthy population of bristle worms and would like to find a good exterminator for them. I've looked at Dottybacks, but it seems that they may also exterminate my cleaner shrimp. I've also looked at Six-line Wrasse's but it appears that they may become pretty bossy. I already have "Miss Bossy Britches" in my Gold-Stripe Maroon Clown. I don't want a fish that will get too large because I only have a 28 gal nano. What other fish could help me with my problem.

Before it's said, I know that my population of worms is probably due to a little overfeeding. But I would rather overfeed a little than under feed anyone, especially since my water parameters are doing fine.

Thanks

 

What other fish do you currently own? Your Gold stripe will probably kill any newcomers and really should be in a larger tank IME.They become fairly large and are a handful even in much larger systems.

 

I have also have a pair of Banggai's, a Diamond Goby, and a Lawnmower Blenny. I plan to have my new 180 gal up and running in a couple of months and the Clowns will be moving there.

 

JMO, but your worms may be helping to keep your params in check from your overfeeding. Their population will self control.

 

I would just wait then. Is there any reason why you want to kill your bristle worms? They are actually considered by most to be a valuable member of the CUC. They also bore holes in the LR making them more pourous.Sorry Paw Paw I should have remembered that.lol

 

I hadn't really convinced myself to actually buy something yet, just tossing the question out there to see what kind of bite I would get. I'll probably just wait until I get my 180 up.

fsucum, I guess I hadn't really though about that, you make a good point.

Vinny, the reason I was thinking about it is that although I wave several small ones in the live rock (1 -1 1/2 inches), I saw a rather large one (4 1/2 - 5 inches) lurking under my Halameda plant yesterday. I was kind of afraid that he might start bothering the fish.

 

I added a pygmy file fish to my tank who wiped out the bristle worm population.

 

Filefish are known to pick at and eat corals (mostly LPS).Also I would not add anymore fish as it is already heavily if not overstocked.
What kind of Filefish is it Rudarius Ercodes or Stephanolepis setifer?Never heard of a filefish eating Bristle worms before most eat Aptasia,Algae or stinging corals.Or all three.

 

Yeah, I know someone who put a filefish in their tank to try to control aiptasia and it nearly wiped out their softies before they realized what was going on. I might try to get a trap and target the large one.

 

Thats a good idea. Traps can be hit or miss but good luck and let us know how you do.