Bristle worms

[Paul B]

. I have to many bristle worms and I believe they hunt crustaceans that are shedding and I would rather keep my crustaceans then the worms. Here are a few designs of bristleworm traps that cost nothing to build and building them takes less than 5 minutes. Each one of these devices fills up with worms in my tank at night. I bait them with a piece of clam and the tube on top adds water to the device from a small pump or in my case, the algae trough.
They work great without the water flow but when the clam rots, it robe the container of oxygen and the worms inside die and no more worms will enter. So the tube keeps it working all night but it is not needed.

 

[bigdog1428]

What do u put Inside to Inticethe bristleworms ?

 

[Paul B]

What do u put Inside to Inticethe bristleworms ?

Bigdog, you didn't read my post did you? No, I can tell by the expression on your face, you say you read it but you really didn't.:pimp:

Yes, it's there. :lol2:

 

[bigdog1428]

Ahh ok , I cleaned my glasses and reread it and saw it

 

[Paul B]

I knew you would find it.

 

[jcdeng]

does your snails and hermits get in there also?

 

[basiab]

Why would they hunt crustaceans if you have so much for them to eat causing you to have 'too many'.

 

[Paul B]

These traps with the tubes don't catch crustaceans or snails and bristle worms always hunt, that is how they grow so large, from hunting

 

[B.BASH]

Try drilling some holes in a piece of rock smash some food into the holes and after the worms enter just scoop the rock out with a net

 

[Gracias]

Paul, i wanted to thank you - i got a 2" worm and some smaller worms from a trap similar to the rectangular one. THANKS

 

[Paul B]

Your welcome, for the larger ones I use a bear trap. :tongue1:

 

[anselmo145]

Leave them alone! They will multiply up to the point that the detritus will sustain the population. This is why we get a CUC. They are ugly and hurt like hell if you get one of their fiberglass hairs in your fingers during aqua-scaping. They are always hiding in the rock work. Leave em alone!