can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms?

IowaBoy · 11-02-2009, 08:51 PM

title says it all, i am starting to take some of the worms and kill them, instead of flushing them out it be safe to let the snails take care of them?

BigAl07 · 11-02-2009, 09:38 PM

I guess the real question is why are you killing them? They are a VERY important part of your Clean Up Crew. Chances are if you have a LOT of them you have something "off" in your tank. Their population will rise and fall in direct proportion to their food supply.

psiconauta · 11-02-2009, 10:00 PM

+1 to what Big Al said...

IowaBoy · 11-02-2009, 10:44 PM

things are overpopulation already....

BigAl07 · 11-02-2009, 10:51 PM

Cut back on their food supply and their numbers will dwindle naturally. If you remove THEM yet leave their food source you'll have water parameter problems.

johnmaloney · 11-14-2009, 08:27 PM

bigal is right...but they creep me out. if you want to be rid of them...arrow crab. they are "good guys" though if you can get over their nastiness. I only despise 2 critters in this world, the other is the sea roach.

Cloudburst2000 · 11-18-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by johnmaloney

sea roach.

That just sounds nasty. I actually think the bristle worms are kinda cool-looking. And the only creatures I truly despise are flies and roaches. I hate flies courtesy of the remake of the movie The Fly with Jeff Goldblum. I really did not need to see up close and personal how a fly lived *puke* And I've hated roached ever since I woke up with one in my hair on a camping trip when I was little

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IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? title says it all, i am starting to take some of the worms and kill them, instead of flushing them out it be safe to let the snails take care of them?

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? I guess the real question is why are you killing them? They are a VERY important part of your Clean Up Crew. Chances are if you have a LOT of them you have something "off" in your tank. Their population will rise and fall in direct proportion to their food supply. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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psiconauta Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego, Cali Posts: 120 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? +1 to what Big Al said...

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IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? things are overpopulation already....

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? Cut back on their food supply and their numbers will dwindle naturally. If you remove THEM yet leave their food source you'll have water parameter problems. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-14-2009, 08:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: can a snail get sick from eating bristle worms? bigal is right...but they creep me out. if you want to be rid of them...arrow crab. they are "good guys" though if you can get over their nastiness. I only despise 2 critters in this world, the other is the sea roach. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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