Super-heating Tank to Get Rid of Baddies?

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

I think the whole idea is crazy!! The little white wiggly worms make great food for everything in the tank. I love seeig that kind of thing. I think you need to stop worrying about all the "proposed" baddies and enjoy reef keeping. Relax a bit!!

Maybe not as crazy as you might think. I'm keeping seahorses in the tank, remember. SHs are not your average fish. They are slow and can be easy prey.

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one of our new SHs spitting out what I thought was a piece of mysis that was too big for her. D*mned if it didn't turn out to be a very small white bristleworm She convulsed for 20-30 seconds, then spent the rest of the afternoon head hung low and by herself. I thought she was a goner Luckily by feeding time, she was okay and ate something. But I've read about SHs that don't make it after a bout with a BW

In all my other tanks, BWs are welcome, but not with SHs

And I have no idea what those other white worms I found on the glass last night were. Some crawled on the glass while others swam freely, though they were the same animal. Could be a friend in a reef tank, but a killer with SHs - I don't know, and neither do you. Or do you....

I'm not that keen on taking chances with animals I pay sh*tloads of money to ship SHs here just to have them killed by something I might have been able to eradicate before their arrival.

Still would like to hear more opinions....