Whats a good way to get rid of a couple tiny birstle worms?

Are there any spcific temporary fish/crabs that feed on these worms that could help me get rid of these?

 

I believe arrow crabs eat bristle worms... However, before you buy an arrow crab for the sole purpose of hunting down any bristle worms, realize that bristle worms are a very efficient part of any clean up crew in the marine aquarium. Also realize that bristleworms are much different than fireworms (which tend to be the more destructive hitchhiker that we all hear about). I have many bristle worms in my aquarium- some as small as an inch, and some that are probably 4-6 inches, and I have never had any problems with them eating any of my coral or bothering any inverts. They do however eat detritus and gobble up any dead inverts such as snails.

They are definitely keepers in my opinion.

 

Well thanks for the input.

I am assuming they are bristle worms. They are small and redish with white "bristles" coming off of thier sides.


I really wish I could work the camera so that I could post an image. But it won't focus on anything in the tank for some strange reason.

Thanks.

 

why are you worried about them and why would you want to get rid of them ? if you have an explosive population of them then the simplest way to get their numbers back into proper levels is to stop over feeding the system.. I would be more concerned if I had none of them in my systems .. A much needed cleaner in the closed systems ..

 

If you are seeing a large explosion of these then you are overfeeding also. I personally would not get rid of them....like said they are a great clean up crew. However again you can judge your nutrient level by dramatic increases in the number. My mom, who feeds her 75g tank with 6 fish about 2x the amount that I feed all my tanks combined....has thousands of them. They are all over her rocks, under her rocks etc. She tells me I am starving my fish, and I tell her she is overfeeding. And since I am the one that does the maintance on her tank trust me she is overfeeding!


Arrow crabs IMO are a horrible addition to a tank....they will eventually go after your fish and eat them also. My mom got one one day and I watched that thing grab one of her fish and eat it right in front of my eyes

 

I don't have any fish in my system yet. I do no put any food in my tank. This is why I am concearned. My tank is only 2 months old but is extremely healthy. I see new growths everyday.

Baby snails growing, pods, etc.

I believe I have a ricordia growing in my tank and somthing that looks like a feather duster coming out of a tube...it's red.

 

Wow, me and the tangster agree!!;D

Leave them in, great scavenger and sandsifter, none is worse than too many. Arrow crabs are a gamble in tanks esp reef tanks.
If you cut down nutrients the adults will have less food limiting THERE numbers, also less nutrients in the water column will prevent too many of the larvae from making it to maturity, limiting there number as well.

The coral eating fireworm is one exception but that is VERY rare in the hobby, or at least lets all hope it is!!

Happy worm watching!

 

I read up on em a bunch and I will just keep mine....
Danny

 

Everyone says keep them but if you or anyone else really does want to get rid of them, get a 6 line wrasse....They eat em up.