How To Catch....

[BoneSnapper]

Well, I have decided to just chuck the rock. I left the rock out for over 24 hours and he still did not come out. Unbelievable.

 

[chrissaysyes]

I really think you guys need to step back and make sure you actually have fireworms and not harmless bristleworms.

 

[mvough]

After chrissaysyes's comment, I wandered sites with images of bristleworms and fireworms....most consider them the same and they both look the same. Either way I do have both types in my tank, my LFS told me that I might be overfeeding my fish and that I should do a few things to try and lessen their population. One of the things he told me was to feed my tank less so there's less uneaten food. He also told me I should buy a trap or two to catch those little buggers. Then he told me I should invest on a fish or invertebrate that eats them...so far I have done one of them. I hope to get rid of mine soon.

*Edit - Ok since chrissaysyes is a long time hobbiest, I realized he meant the "true fireworms" which sting like hell and leaves a nasty burning feeling. I think I then have only a "regular" bristleworm but they're still annoying and long...a couple of them in the rocks and inside the filter. most of the ones in the sand are small ones. Tweezers here I come!

 

[chrissaysyes]

*Edit - Ok since chrissaysyes is a long time hobbiest, I realized he meant the "true fireworms" which sting like hell and leaves a nasty burning feeling. I think I then have only a "regular" bristleworm but they're still annoying and long AND TOTALLY HARMLESS...a couple of them in the rocks and inside the filter. most of the ones in the sand are small ones. Tweezers here I come!

 

[BoneSnapper]

I have Fireworms. I id them. But now I don't have anymore of them.

 

[chrissaysyes]

hope you were right. Time to try some new shrooms?

 

[BoneSnapper]

Not yet. I belive I saw another one yesterday. I bought a trap, and it did not seem to work. I will try again tonight.

 

[chrissaysyes]

I'm just not going to believe they are fire worms until I see photographs Best of luck to you though.

 

[chrissaysyes]

By the way, if you dont already have any cleaner shrimp or shrimp in general in your tank, a coral banded shrimp or arrow head crab will knock out both bristle and fire worms pretty quickly. Not to mention coral banded shrimps are really cheap and really nice to look at

 

[BoneSnapper]

By the way, if you dont already have any cleaner shrimp or shrimp in general in your tank, a coral banded shrimp or arrow head crab will knock out both bristle and fire worms pretty quickly. Not to mention coral banded shrimps are really cheap and really nice to look at

I have a Cleaner. I set my trap once more, but I left the bait in there ot create a stench that should attract him. That is what the store told me to do.

 

[Lynden]

You mentioned in your other thread that your rock is from Fiji, correct?

If so, you cannot have corallivore fireworms (Hermodice) as they originate from the Carribean. Hopefully that solves the issue.

 

[BoneSnapper]

Then it must be a Bristle worm, but he is too big. 5+ inches

 

[Musho3210]

lol, bristles can get much bigger than just 5"....

 

[chrissaysyes]

some worms can grow to around 10 feet or so

 

[mvough]

Hey BoneSnapper just wanted to let you know that I bought a coral banded shrimp last week and it seems to significantly reduce the worms I see, not that they're all gone but I definitely see less of them. I don't know how much I have in the tank for sure but I still have 3 3-inchers in my filter that I kept on purpose. My LFS told me to "starve" them so they'd hunt for the food. I've been careful not to feed too much at once where the shrimp might get a piece of the food. Just wanted to let you know.