i guess it is bristle worm which appears in shrimpong's tank and mine .
i guess it is bristle worm which appears in shrimpong's tank and mine .
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- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
These large sized worms are bad for tanks. They are aggressive predators and have extremely quick movement so they can catch shrimps, snails and even fishes to eat. I have caught 3 in my tank now. The longest was 12 inches.
mine is around 10 cm, i feed it with flat worm i caught in my shrimp rack.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
how you guys catch this thing???
Just saw a big one, about 3 or 4 inches, when i want to catch it, it just wriggle into the soil, pretty fast fellow....
hehe, i catch it out when i decomm my 3 feet tank. its now live in a shot glass with some subtract and some moss
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
ya thats what i am thinking, must really clear the tank to catch it, no choice......
do not want my shrimps to be the food, damn worm.
I've never seen a bristleworm in a freshwater tank before, could one of you guys take a few pictures and post please?
Brother Fuzzy, will try to take a clear photo tonight.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
Is that Mr. Bristleworm in the picture?
"Tandas Berkualiti, Hidup Berkualiti"
nope, not in it. all new soil. its in a chicken essence bottle with some old soil.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
You say it will eat flatworm, interesting....
i don't know. seem that the flat worm i put inside all gone. so i presume that the bristle worm eats them.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
yesh, me mean what you think. haha
have been looking out in the internet, seems that all believe that that there's no such thing as freshwater bristle worm.
ok found, Polychaete is the latin name. generally marine life.
but its still not studied.
Last edited by eviltrain; 14th Apr 2010 at 17:54.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
any idea how it got into your tanks? Driftwoods?
no idea.it was in the 3 feet tank which i have decomm-ed. i took over the whole tank set from another forumer.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
I saw that worm catching my small snails so I intervene but the worm really run fast and hide in the soil again
latest conclusion, i just saw it top of the soil, so very fast i put my hand in, the worm sense the movement and disappear again, i wonder they have eyes or what, but they are sensitive, only way to catch them is by decomm the tank.
http://www.netpets.org/fish/referenc...f/bristle.html
Okay, the pictures looks like what i saw in my tank.
the above link shows how to remove them using traps.
funny part is all was ben mention about marine type.
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