Are these ok to touch?

[mr_X]

:lol:

 

[cyro]

oops are they mating?

touch non of the bristle worm species..

 

[_Adrian_]

LOL
too late .. i was digging around the tank the other day and was pulling them out with my hands...

 

[cindre2000]

I never had problems with getting stung by bristle worms. But last week I got too close to a 8"+ monster and it actually stung me (took me a week and a second sting to find him). Felt like a prickly pear cactus; healed in 4-5 days and then 2 days the second time. He is currently being punished.... :twisted:

I am thinking I will order a bird wrasse next week.

 

[bubblepuffer]

MY Porchy Puffer ate one of those thing before the first time he saw it and find it very amuzing, the chomp on it..after that he is having 10 minutes hiccup .. must be stung by that thing

 

[bubblepuffer]

MY Porchy Puffer ate one of those thing before the first time he saw it and find it very amuzing, the chomp on it..after that he is having 10 minutes hiccup .. must be stung by that thing

 

[wade1]

The issue is that they leave tiny little hollow spines in your skin... very hard to remove and if you happen to grab a big worm, you can wind up with lots of them! Its kinda like fiberglass... I've found that using masking tape once my hands dry is the best way to remove them.

Some people do develop allergies to these... and some people find the sting quite painful. For most its just irritating.

 

[philosophicles]

They are Bristle worms. They have stiff spines that break off into their victim, they are harmless detritis eaters.

 

[mr_X]

i know. i was just kidding :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Plus, their larva is the best coral food....

 

[herpencounter]

If you don’t like them (I don’t ) get a "Trap-Em"!
Comes with some freeze-dried plankton.
Friend of mine had a 10gall fowler had loads of them he used it in a week they where gone (from what we could see :wink: ). I had got a new piece of LR and had one (1) was gone in 4 hours lol.

 

[mr_X]

i rely on them. i would never remove them unless i had one that was insanely large. (nightcrawler size or bigger)
they help keep my tank clean.
i even feed my refugium on occasion, just for them :wink:

 

[herpencounter]

What ever floats your boat.

 

[Anonymous]

I would keep them, if you have corals. You really can not beat live food that you don't have to work to grow, and you don't have to buy.

 

[HenryC]

I dont mind a couple, but your infested, lol.

 

[mr_X]

"a couple" wouldn't do the terrific job my infestation would (that is a pic from the fuge anyway, not the display). :wink:

 

[mr_X]

:wink:

 

[Anonymous]

It does appear that you have quite a few, but I have found that they only survive as long as there is food available. As soon as the food gets slim, they will start getting fewer...

and bigger...

I've found a few in my carreer hobby that were quite impressive....

 

[herpencounter]

It does appear that you have quite a few, but I have found that they only survive as long as there is food available. As soon as the food gets slim, they will start getting fewer...

and bigger...

I've found a few in my carreer hobby that were quite impressive....

Good thing he only has a few then...

 

[mr_X]

It does appear that you have quite a few, but I have found that they only survive as long as there is food available. As soon as the food gets slim, they will start getting fewer...

did you go to school for that kind of wisdom?
show me a species that does well without food.
:lol: :lol: