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Bristle Worm Control\CBS 3/1/2009 Hi <Hi
Mike!> I purchased a coral banded shrimp in order to cut down my
bristleworm population a bit after reading that they would prey on
them. <They can, no guarantees though.> Weeks have passed and
haven't had any indication of him taking advantage of my ample
bristleworm population so I caught one and offered it to him after
ripping it in half for him. He took it, tasted it, but then discarded
it showing no interest in feeding on it. <Much like me with
broccoli..> Its a fairly small banded shrimp. Was somewhat
disappointed in his lack of interest in the worm. Do you think
he'll be more likely to prey on them when he's larger? <It
may with time. Most bristle worms are actually beneficial to a system.
An excess population if worms usually indicates that there are excess
nutrients in the tank. With better nutrient control (water changes,
algae, refugium etc) the population will decline. You can read more
about bristle worms here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bristlewrmfaqs.htm
> <Mike> |
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