All About Bristle Worms and Fire Worms

Today we aren't learning about a fish, nor a coral, but a creepy creature that might be roaming around in your tank at night and you don't even know it. It's a bristle worm! We're going to be learning about what they are, how they got into my tank, and should I let them stay or get rid of them.

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[yunghysterik]

I have a decent sized population of bristleworms that are in my 20 gal nano mixed reef. They hide for the most part aside from lights out and when feeding the tank. They are a phenomenal part of the cleanup crew in my tank eating any missed food that my fish, inverts, etc miss. Even though some people don't enjoy bristle worms, I've never seem them bother anything in my tank once.

[sarrakitty]

IMO people in this hobby have a tendency to be far too paranoid about bristleworms. Unless they are the fire worm kind or large eunice worms, they are generally benign to beneficial members of the cleanup crew. There are just so many species of them out there, that people always assume the worst when they see them. Unless you have the big voracious kind the attempts to totally eradicate them can do more harm than good. Natural control on their population as you mentioned, is the best way to keep them in check.

[DKen]

Another great informative video. Thank you sir.

[FeyZeal]

I did a quick search on the image. I think it's either a bristle worm or a fireworm. Don't touch it unless you figure out which. The fireworm apparently can sting, not sure how venomous.

[Glamrockfreddy-cs]

That thing looks like stuff from nightmares

[tevincurry]

I just seen one in my nano and it’s like the width of my thumb in about 7 inches long

[augukern]

More information is needed on how to remove them.

[jacksonsparrow]

What if i take the rock out and leave it outside in the sun? Will this kill everything on the live rock?