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03-05-2006, 08:37 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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  |  Worms everywhere!
Nano been set up for about 8month now and have had no issues. Look at the tank yesterday after feeding and i have worms all over the place. Please ID and any information would be great.
The nano is my reef setup so if they are bad to reef please tell me how to get rid of them!
Last edited by 90_Berlin_joe; 06-02-2006 at 03:52 PM.
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03-05-2006, 09:13 AM
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The worms are bristle worms. Some hate them others accept them. They help keep the tank clean but can grow in population to levels not desired.
I've personally never had a problem with them
Arrow Crabs will keep the pop in check
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03-05-2006, 11:43 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
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Yeah, what he said. 
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03-05-2006, 12:37 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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yup, i used to fear them now i love them....just another critter that makes my tank very hard to overfeed XD...idk what happened to my arrow crab though lol...i havent seen him in a while. BUT! i did just see my pom pom crab...lol i put a mirror behind the tank... _________ Tank Specs:
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03-05-2006, 01:02 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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excellent addition to the cleanup crew and it's free! | |
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03-05-2006, 02:30 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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An overpopulation of these worms is usually caused by overfeeding so if you've got a lot of them, you'll probably want to cut down on your feeding. | |
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03-06-2006, 02:03 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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Karma for all the great replies, my wife was about to have me sick my arm in there and go swim after these things. I might still get and arrow crab if i can find one at my LFS's there is only about 20 of them in the area. I am sure someone cares them. | |
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03-06-2006, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by amcarrig An overpopulation of these worms is usually caused by overfeeding so if you've got a lot of them, you'll probably want to cut down on your feeding. | Very true, but depending on the inhabitants of your tank, the heavy feedings might be a necessity. I personally leave the small ones alone and yank out the larger ones with a syringe.
You have to watch out for arrow crabs though, they can be rather aggressive. JMO _________ Your #1 Source for Fauna Marin, GHL/Profilux, ZEOvit & Hagen Products!
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03-07-2006, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Vamp75 You have to watch out for arrow crabs though, they can be rather aggressive. JMO | I'll second that. I had one that used to try to spear my fish with its proboscus. | |
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03-10-2006, 01:28 PM
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| | Plankton
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Originally Posted by 90_Berlin_joe my wife was about to have me sick my arm in there and go swim after these things. . | don't forget you don't want to just grab them. they'll sting and leave you burning!  They give me the heebigeebies personaly, so I remove them. | |
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