Fireworms! - Beginners Discussion - Nano-Reef Community Even if it was a fireworm, it wouldn't hurt anything in your tank There are 2 kinds of "fireworms" that are harmful- Bobbit worms ambush prey (fish) and can bite them in half, and bearded fireworms are very specialized eaters that dine on gorgonians You'd be able to ID one right away because it would be deep-throating your gorgs
Bristle Worm vs Fire Worm? - Identification Forum - Nano-Reef Community Hi Tony, Fireworms are a type of bristleworm; all true worms in the class Polychaeta (poly= many, chaete= bristles) are commonly known as bristleworms Bristleworms derive their name from the rows of chaete or bristles that line the d
How do I tell if its a brittle worm or fire worm lol I got a few worms over 5 inches theres one species of fireworm in particular, the bearded fireworm that is a consumer of healthy corals, but his bright red colors on the flanks and almost fluffy spine bunches tell him apart from the many pink peaceful worms
[Fire Worm Confirmed] - Eats like a snake. . . - Nano-Reef Community Looking at more photos, and him under white lights it's 100% a fireworm Silvery lined body Little red tufts of spines close to the body with longer white spines He's also just "built different" than the other bristle worms vastly more aggressive even compared to the larger ones I have
Bristle worm? fireworm? Time for all to die. - Pest and Disease . . . So I have a 8 gal nano I had a neon goby start looking sick and die over the course of 4 days Everything tests fine in the water I bought a Hector's goby very small, about an inch long He hid in the rocks all day Over the weekend he disappeared This was 3 weeks ago Both fish when they "d
what will eat bristle fireworms - Nano-Reef Community Bristleworms ARE good for your tank- useful detrivores, and the chance of it being a fireworm are extremely remote For every one you see, there are probably 10 more in the rock I would just leave them Another option- a sixline wrasse will eat small bristleworms
Fireworm removal help!?!?!? - Nano-Reef Community I found a picture online at google com that said it was a fireworm I also asked my lfs where I purchased the rock from and they were pretty convinced that it was a fireworm I will pm a picture later-I'm on my way to work
Big fireworm - Invertebrate Forum - Nano-Reef Community The other day I dropped some pellets in my tank for my nassarius and peppermint shrimp, and what omes out of the rock but what must have been a 4" fireworm It pokes around for a while and then swallows the pellet whole It was very cool This must have been the one I saw that "cleaned up" my dea
Fireworm - Identification Forum - Nano-Reef Community I did look on the thread, this does look like a fireworm but I wanted to make 100% sure Should I try and remove them, yes I have more than one They are around 4-6'' long and have an irredecent orange color about them Pretty thick also Thanks in advance