Hey everyone

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magickhands

New Member
I have a 29 gal. tank that is empty except for water and some base rock at the moment. I have had this tank up and going before, but ran into a bristtleworm outbreak. This happened before I added anything but a firefish, so I broke it down and dried it out. Sarting over so .....here I go! I am posting some pictures from before.

A man in the rocks.

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I never really figured out for sure what these were so they came out. When I found the bigger one it was unattached, so I scooped it out. I severed a piece off trying to get it, and the next day found the tiny one.

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Thanx Brandon, saw ur comment while copy/paste. Thats what I thought.


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My firefish Spaz.

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BigAl07

BigAl07

Administrator
RS STAFF
Hello :wave: and welcome!

I think those "un-identified" things are Aptasia... a nuisance anemone!

What are your plans for this tank? Full blown reef?

Again welcome :)
 
blue_eyes53813

blue_eyes53813

Well-Known Member
Hello and welcome... The only problem I see is pictures 2 and 3. Def. remove them (aptasia) . Bristle worms can be a good thing too. They are scavengers and can be good cleaners for the tank... The BIG ones can cause problems though....
 
framerguy

framerguy

Well-Known Member
Welcome to the sanctuary! The man in the rocks is pretty cool. Some bristle worms is a good thing but being overrun with them means there is a problem. Did you ever decide what caused them to be so thick?
 
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magickhands

New Member
Thanx for the welcome...yes I plan on having corals and fish. I know some bristleworms is ok. When people looked in my tank the first thing they would say was, "what r all the worms" lol so yeah I figured I better do something while it would be easier to deal with. The problem was probably.....fish (maybe a little soon)+ food - janitors (had none) = worm heaven.
 
NanoNewbie

NanoNewbie

Member
I read somewhere that coral banded shrimp eat bristle worms. I have one in my 14g BioCube and I never see any bristle worms or pods either.
 
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