Bristle Worms

[jumpinjoker]

I think I saw a little bristleworm in one of the holes in my live rock. Is it good or should I get rid of it?

[extreme_tooth_decay]

I think I saw a little bristleworm in one of the holes in my live rock. Is it good or should I get rid of it?

 

They are beneficial as long as you don't have a zillion.

[jumpinjoker]

They are beneficial as long as you don't have a zillion.

 

thanks

[WaterDog]

I think I saw a little bristleworm in one of the holes in my live rock. Is it good or should I get rid of it?

They're good scavengers and won't really do any damage, but boy are they ugly little critters.

[Coral Hind]

I only pull out the ones that get really big, like the size of a pen.

 

 

[treesprite]

A few bristle worms is a good thing, but an infestation is disgusting and scary. My old 45g had crushed coral in it, and it was infested with bristle worms. The crushed coral was a perfect home for them, and at night they were all over the tank walls, crawling all over the liverock, and I even found them inside the Fluval filter I was using back then. I switched from CC to sand and that was the end of the infestation.

[zygote2k]

if you soak 'em overnight in lime juice, the bristles drop off. lightly bread them with flour and throw 'em in the deep fryer for 30 seconds and they tast great. I had this 'delicacy' in Costa Rica, but haven't had the cojones to actually make the recipe at home.

[GaryL]

if you soak 'em overnight in lime juice, the bristles drop off. lightly bread them with flour and throw 'em in the deep fryer for 30 seconds and they tast great. I had this 'delicacy' in Costa Rica, but haven't had the cojones to actually make the recipe at home.

 

mmm tasty...lol

[Coral Hind]

Maybe we could serve those at the next meeting.

[treesprite]

Maybe we could serve those at the next meeting.

 

I'll bring the potato salad. LOL.

[gmubeach]

wow you ate something that could sting all the way down your esphagus:) points to you!

[hbh]

"f you soak 'em overnight in lime juice, the bristles drop off. lightly bread them with flour and throw 'em in the deep fryer for 30 seconds and they tast great. I had this 'delicacy' in Costa Rica, but haven't had the cojones to actually make the recipe at home. "

 

If you need some large ones to try, LMK I have 3 5-7" ones in my QT right now!