Wednesday, May 28, 2008

OMFG! BRISTLE WORM ALERT!

FYI: Not a big fan of parasites or wormy looking things. Tonight, I found a teeny tiny little purple and orange worm peeking out of one of the rocks. Did a little research and it turns out it's a bristle worm, which needs to be nabbed w/ forceps since their spikes contain some sort or irritant AND they happen to massacre coral. NOT good! Seriously, worms make me want to gag! I HATE parasites! Ack! Gag! Barf!

Here's some info I found:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/27484-fireworm-bristle-worm.html
http://www.netpets.org/fish/reference/reefref/bristle.html
ADD TO CART: Stainless steel coral maintenance tools

PS: Remind me to remind Brad to bring that pesky red-light headlamp over one of these days so I can yank these suckers out

















1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i dont know who told you bristle worms are bad, they are great detrius eaters and will quickly rid of any uneaten food.