| Bristleworms are a kind of extremely fast multiplying | | | | has a good light lid which can be fastened. Ensure |
| worms, which generally infest aquariums, salt water | | | | that the container which you have got is opaque and |
| tanks and create problems for the other aquatic lives | | | | not at all transparent so that the food in the |
| which live in the water tank. It is surprising to know | | | | container is totally invisible to the bristleworms until it |
| that these bristleworms can grow as long as twenty | | | | stays inside. |
| four inches. These worms find a way to survive in | | | | 3. Insert little amount of shrimp meat which is well |
| the salt water tanks by feeding off on the leftover | | | | cooked, raw fish roe, scallop meat, raw clam meat, |
| food and little crustaceans. Even though people try to | | | | raw mussel meat or pieces of raw fish which is edible |
| catch these worms they are extremely deceptive it | | | | onto the container. You can put a any type of food |
| not at all easy to catch them that easily. | | | | which is mentioned above or even put a mixture of |
| Bristleworms move extremely swift and fast, they | | | | some of the food. You do not need to put large |
| can ideally be seen only in darkness with the help of | | | | quantities of food; just a pea size would be more |
| a red light. Although it is a very difficult process to | | | | than enough for the bristleworms. |
| identify the brislteworms and to eradicate easily, you | | | | 4. Make holes in the containers which are large |
| must take the necessary steps which you practically | | | | enough for the bristleworms to squeeze through |
| can take to try and eradicate them early once are | | | | them. Make sure the holes in the form of an "x" |
| aware any early symptoms or signs of their | | | | shaped cross and remove any sort of plastic which is |
| existence. | | | | cut out. |
| There are certain steps which are required be | | | | 5. Immerse the container onto the salt water talk |
| followed to get rid of bristleworms form a salt water | | | | and let it fill with water. Be sure that the container is |
| tank, here are they: | | | | completely sealed with its lid and then drop it on to |
| 1. Determine if bristleworms are actually present in | | | | the location where you found the bristleworms with |
| your salt water tank by checking your tank at night | | | | the red light earlier. |
| time. Look out for rocks as well as crevices in the | | | | 6. Leave container of a day like that and check it |
| salt water tank when there is absolute darkness, or | | | | next day. In all probably bristleworms would gone in |
| by using a flash red light around that area. You would | | | | to eat to eat the meat or fish which you had kept in |
| need to purchase a red bulb in order to put in a | | | | the container, as the edges of the holes are quit |
| flashlight which you would able to purchase any | | | | sharp they would not able to come out. If you |
| hardware or electrical store near you. | | | | repeat the process frequently you can easily |
| 2. Try to get a small plastic storage container which | | | | eradicate the worms. |