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Fire worm

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Topic: Fire worm

Posted By: Toshokya
Subject: Fire worm
Date Posted: April 16 2008 at 11:53pm

Just how bad are they and is there anything I can do to get rid of them? Anything eat them? I hear they eat coral.

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Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: April 17 2008 at 12:45am

are you talking about bristle worms... white fuzzy stuff on their sides... pink and purple?

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Posted By: Toshokya
Date Posted: April 17 2008 at 12:48am

Yes'um

Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: April 17 2008 at 12:53am

we had a bicolor pseudochromis that kept our 180 reef pretty clean of them. You would still find them, but you wouldnt see them crawling around. pseudos are however agressive to other small fish. other than that just pulling them out when you see them will do some good. They are deutritavores and eat fish poop. they are good for your tank, but they arent fun when they bristle you. my middle finger is actually still really swollen from getting stung by one two days ago.

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I <3 Boxers
Achilles tang lover

Posted By: Kevin
Date Posted: April 17 2008 at 9:54am

Are you sure you have a fireworm? While they are not unheard of they are fairly rare. If you have a regular bristle worm then they are nothing to worry about. If it is a fireworm I would doubt that it is hiding and you could just use a net or something to take it out.