These are pretty easy to care for as well. Longnose Hawkfish will also go after bristle worms. They like to hang out around rocks, so this is good because bristle worms tend to hide out in your rocks. They will bother shrimp, so if your tank already has them, then you will probably need to look at another fish on our list. The Flame Hawkfish is a a good choice for smaller reef tanks because it does well in smaller size tanks. Wrasses will eat some snails and shrimp, so that is something to consider as well. The Melanurus is costly, so if budget is an issue, the others are more affordable. These include Melanurus, Yellow, Christmas, Dusky, and Red-Lined Wrasses. Halichoeres also seem to do well going after them. But, they may not be a problem if you have an overabundance of bristle worms in your tank. It will also need to be well fed because it tends to be aggressive towards mild mannered fish when it is not fed well. You will need to make sure that it has plenty of places to hide. These fish are also reef safe which is an important consideration to take before adding fish to take out pests. You should be able to find success with Six Line Wrasses. Their are several types of Wrasse that eat bristle worms. List Of Fish That Eat Bristle Worms Wrasses “My leopards” by BulldawgGus is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Any fish that is a carnivore may go after them, but there are several that seem to have a little more tendency to gobble them up. Of those, the two most recommended would be arrow crabs and wrasses. Many crustaceans and fish eat bristle worms including, wrasses, arrow crabs, trigger fish, dottybacks, gobies, coral banded shrimp, puffer fish, horseshoe crabs. Also, if your tank gets a lot of them, they may start attacking some of your soft corals, so it is a good idea to keep them in check. These are generally more colorful, and their bristles are more pronounced. Also, some bristle worms are bad like fireworms. If you have ever had tank with too many in there, then you know what I am talking about. Sometimes, your tank can get overloaded with them, and you may want to get them removed. Most aquarists will leave them in their tank because they are really good tank cleaners, but sometimes people will want to remove them. Bristle worms or sometimes spelled bristleworms are segmented worms called Polychaetas. If you have not, you likely will at some point. If you have managed a saltwater aquarium before, there is a good chance that you have encountered bristle worms in your tank.
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