Bristol Worm

Freaked me out as I never expected to see a creature like it to peep its head out of a live rock. Ugliest thing on earth....yikes. I don't like it, my wife don't like it...what do I do about it? It may be beneficial to the tank but don't want it there, how to I get rid of it?

 

Tweezers, gloves, trap. Never seen any in my tanks luckily

 

For every one you see, there will be a hundred or more you don't. It isn't easy to get rid of them, you can try traps, but I doubt you will ever get them all. You can keep their numbers under control by watching your feedings. The more you feed the tank, the more food will be left in there, the more left, the more worms you'll have to eat it up.

 

it is beneficial to the tank, so leave it alone.

 

Yup.

Normal part of a marine systems. There will be a lot of things that are not physically attractive in your tank as it ages.

I have one that is over 2 feet and about 4 years old that I know of, he maybe unattractive but I know he is eating all the left overs and stirring up the sand to some degree.

Remove one and you just open up a space for another to take it's place.

 

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Had the same issue as OP few weeks ago. Thing was nasty looking and wasn't expecting to see it. But after some research decided best left alone

 

I've tried to catch one with a pair of long tweezers....I am having no success.

 

Nylon stocking with some freeze dried Krill stuffed inside. The worms go after the Krill and get stuck to the sock.

Tweezers only work if you can catch em in the open. Otherwise, break em in half an they'll survive

Or you can just leave em be. I have plenty in my tank!!!

 

beneficial. if you want him out do what said above, trap him, with some shrimp in a nylon. and then cut back on feedings, but so you know, they do help alot by eating excess stuff in your tank

 

You can always try to buy livestock that eat them! Arrow Crabs, coral banded shrimp, and six line wrasse always seem to do the job.