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    dano
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    pmonck
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    PostSubject: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 2:03 am

    Okiedokie, so I found out that the rock that I had in my tank was for FW.. So it was poisoning my tank with phosphates, I replaced it today and found quite a few worms that looked a lot like blood worms. Are these bad for my system? If so, what kind of critters like to eat them?
    Thanks for any help :)
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    Favorite Fish: : My Favorites are the Pleco's and Cory Cats . BUT , I have 44 running Tanks at this time . I keep 3 kinds of Shellies , several types of Pleco's ( mostly Ancistrus ), Cichlids , Crays , Angels , LB's , and some local species .

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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 7:56 am

    Do they look like this ?

    http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/bristleworm.htm
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    wildbeanerz
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 8:37 am

    Or maybe like this?

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    Pic borrowed from a google image search of a spaghetti worm on the glass.
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 2:54 pm

    impossible to say without a pic. if they look like bloodworms but have legs like a centipede they are probably bristle worms their harmless and a great part of your cuc but I would remove any that are larger than an inch because the can damage corals,clams etc. you can also get a bristle worm trap that will keep their population in check. becareful removing them with your bare hands they can pack a pretty nasty sting especially if you are allergic.
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 4:32 pm

    Most Wrasses will eat up all your worms.
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 7:47 pm

    Ew, good luck!
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/2/2011, 8:08 pm

    bummer, how's your water now? Are your fish ok?
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/5/2011, 8:00 pm

    yea everybody's great, and theyre bristleworms.. im going to my lfs and buying a wrasse here soon. I think the largest one was like 3 inches
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/9/2011, 11:15 pm

    just a correction, since im a retard the largest one was no where near 3in more along the lines of 1/2 inch.... sorry about that! lol!
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/10/2011, 1:00 am

    could it be a spagitti worm
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/27/2011, 2:35 am

    i got a cpl bristle worms ..and cwhip is right.. they do a great job of cleaning but too much of anything can become problematic
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    PostSubject: Re: Bloodworms?   Bloodworms? Icon_minitime3/27/2011, 4:08 am

    Bristle worms ,,, some say are good . Me personally , I do not like them . When they are young , they will do great at keeping your tank bottom clean . But as they get bigger ( they can get more than 12 inches ) , more mature , they WILL prey on your bottom dwelling flora and fauna ! This will include , but not limited to Brittle stars , clams , snails , sand sifting stars , and any fishes that sleep on the bottom at night such as Wrasse's .
    This is experience I am passing to you , not hearsay .
    Ray
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