My Live Rock.

carmine00700 · 04-13-2011, 01:09 PM

i just atrated a saltwater tank about a week ago..my friend gave me his live rock...it has these hairy worms in and out of it....is this good or bad...can someone explain?

GetITCdot · 04-13-2011, 01:24 PM

those are bristle worms...nothing wrong with em. I wouldn't go petting them though, your fingers will itch for days.

carmine00700 · 04-13-2011, 04:24 PM

thanks...i figured that it wasnt an issue...are bristle worms good for the tank though, as far as nutrients and such?

tike · 04-13-2011, 05:55 PM

They will eat uneaten food and other detritus so they are good in that way.

carmine00700 · 04-13-2011, 06:05 PM

thanks again

verdifer · 04-14-2011, 01:10 PM

Bristleworms are a bit like Algae in some respect, they are good/fine so long as they don't get out of control.

Just make sure you don't end up with 1 of these guys Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef | Mail Online

I seriously doubt you will but

GetITCdot · 04-14-2011, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verdifer

Bristleworms are a bit like Algae in some respect, they are good/fine so long as they don't get out of control.

Just make sure you don't end up with 1 of these guys Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef | Mail Online

I seriously doubt you will but

Hey Barry was just a little hungry, not his fault!

carmine00700 · 04-14-2011, 03:09 PM

holy crap....barry was so f-ing ugly...wouldnt want him in my tank

Levi · 04-14-2011, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verdifer

Bristleworms are a bit like Algae in some respect, they are good/fine so long as they don't get out of control.

Just make sure you don't end up with 1 of these guys Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef | Mail Online

I seriously doubt you will but

OMG that was gross! >.< I killed my live rock that had bristleworms on it this week. I just put it in a tank today to cycle it again. Hopefully those nasty things don't come back!

beaslbob · 04-15-2011, 09:50 AM

Bristle worms can be:

(click on the worm incident)

Oregonreef.com

Which was eating corals at night.

IMHO it is best to control them even if that particular worm was not the same as in your tank.

I have seen posts in much smaller tanks (like 30g "nanos") where zoos were missing and the operator inspected that tank at night with a red light and found "harry worms" eating the zoos. at that point the tank had to be take down to kill the worms.

Of course they had ignored the "harmless" bristle worms up to that point.

my .02

phys · 04-16-2011, 04:27 AM

i think i'd just take them out of mine if i ever saw any lol

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beaslbob beaslbob's Photo Gallery Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,325 My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 339 Times Said "Thanks" 32 Times Was Thanked 835 Times in 761 Posts	Re: My Live Rock. Bristle worms can be: (click on the worm incident) Oregonreef.com Which was eating corals at night. IMHO it is best to control them even if that particular worm was not the same as in your tank. I have seen posts in much smaller tanks (like 30g "nanos") where zoos were missing and the operator inspected that tank at night with a red light and found "harry worms" eating the zoos. at that point the tank had to be take down to kill the worms. Of course they had ignored the "harmless" bristle worms up to that point. my .02 __________________ fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden

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