Pest control

MizTanks · 10-22-2011, 06:13 PM

I'm looking for suggestions or knowledge on a reef safe natural predator of bristle worms. Thanks

bluwc · 10-22-2011, 06:31 PM

6 line Wrasse

rcombs · 10-22-2011, 06:46 PM

arrow crab will take care of em too

bluwc · 10-22-2011, 06:58 PM

Why would you put something that will nip at coral in a reef tank? They are a known terror, be careful when it comes to crabs

rcombs · 10-22-2011, 07:01 PM

ya i would go with the 6 line, my cousin got the arrow and it didnt bother his, but he got lucky and he feeds them shrimp so he dont bother much. 6 line is best.

MyNemesis · 10-22-2011, 07:13 PM

Six lines are known to be nasty reef inhabitants. A Yellow Coris Wrasse will take care of your bristle worms and many other pests in the tank, like flatworms. Very beautiful to look at and takes a giant dive into the sandbed to sleep at night and comes out in the am, which I always thought was very cool. It gets along with all other fishes, even when it gets a little bigger, which is unlikely to be the case with a six line.

rcombs · 10-22-2011, 07:21 PM

yellow coris is on my list to get

MizTanks · 10-22-2011, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyNemesis

Six lines are known to be nasty reef inhabitants. A Yellow Coris Wrasse will take care of your bristle worms and many other pests in the tank, like flatworms. Very beautiful to look at and takes a giant dive into the sandbed to sleep at night and comes out in the am, which I always thought was very cool. It gets along with all other fishes, even when it gets a little bigger, which is unlikely to be the case with a six line.

Damn beautiful fish is that Coris Wrasse! But get's to big for my tank

5" my tanks a 26

creefer · 10-22-2011, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyNemesis

Six lines are known to be nasty reef inhabitants. A Yellow Coris Wrasse will take care of your bristle worms and many other pests in the tank, like flatworms. Very beautiful to look at and takes a giant dive into the sandbed to sleep at night and comes out in the am, which I always thought was very cool. It gets along with all other fishes, even when it gets a little bigger, which is unlikely to be the case with a six line.

Very very true..

Tom@HaslettMI · 10-22-2011, 08:39 PM

My tiger pistol shrimp must have been eating them. I had bristle worms, then got the tiger pistol and did not see a worm for all of the years I had it. After it passed I started noticing them again and now a year later I have tons of them. I'm not sure if mine was an anomaly or the norm for eating bristle worms.

HTH,
Tom