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stewart Enthusiast Posts: 194 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Feb-2002	By Flippin Brissle worms, there are every where at feeding time. They come out of every rock crawl over coral and one of them is massive. I used to have a canny few copepods until the worm population got out of control. Is there anyway of reducing there numbers??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	Some poeple say that boxer shrimps eat them so that might be a help. HTH
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Yep, coral banded shrimp eat them. I have also heard of some putting shrimp in a nylon stocking, then placing it in the tank. The worm will get tangled up in it and you can remove it. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	an excess population of bristle worms indicates overfeeding....they only reproduce to handle the food available to them. Slow down on your feeding, and the quantity you are feeding and the population will go down.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
stewart Enthusiast Posts: 194 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Feb-2002	Will boxer shrimps be okay in a 50g tank with a cleaner shrimp, mushroom coral and star fish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	Yup should be fine mate
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	A small boxer shrimp will be OK, but a larger one may go after your cleaner shrimp. CBS can be teritorial. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	why not just lower your feeding? Adding another animal that is not guaranteed to eat them will only raise the load/waste....granted not by much but still. Not feeding so much and lowering their food source is the easiest way and the cheapest way.....plus the better way for the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
stewart Enthusiast Posts: 194 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Feb-2002	thanks for the help. Will cut feeding in half for a few months see what happens
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
fishheadfred Fish Addict Posts: 708 Kudos: 653 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Jul-2003	I just read that a Strawberry psedochromis will usually eat BW's.As I saw one in the LFS and checked up on them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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