<BIG><BIG>Bristleworms</BIG></BIG> <CENTER><!--mstheme--><TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><!--mstheme--><!--mstheme--></TD><TD><!--mstheme-->Bristleworms can become a problem in a reef tank. They arrive hidden within the crevices of live rock and certain species can reproduce rapidly. However, not all bristleworms are bad - some are actually beneficial detritus eaters. Bristleworms that are seen bothering tank inhabitants or which grow too large should be removed from the aquarium. My sister Mary removed this worm from her tank - it was 9 3/8" long and 3/8" in diameter. I removed a bright orange worm from my 20 gallon tank which was encasing snails in a mucus and then eating them. For more information on bristleworms, read Ron Shimek's Without a Backbone article on Aquarium Frontiers.<!--mstheme--> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>