Caring for these beautiful creatures

Bristle worms,Pods,Spagetii worms,Snails,Cucumbers,Cleaner Shrimp and most Brittlestars can live peacefully with Rose and green Anemones.
They are more interested in eating the food that is uneaten and cleaning up after your fish and Anemones then they are killing them.
The only time I have found a Bristle worm or any of the above attacking a Rose is if the Rose is sick or dying .

Note: Bristle worms do NOT attack Anemones. They may crawl around the base of their foot but do not bother them.

The only time you will see a Bristle worm on a Rose is if there is a problem with your rose and the Bristleworm is going to start to devour it. I have NEVER seen a Bristleworm bothering a rose in my tank so they are very safe.

Note: Bristle worms can and do reach up into the foot lengths. So watch for any larger ones in your tank. If I see one larger then 4 inches it is removed from the tank, ( if I can catch it) and sell it. Its only because I find them creepy and this size makes me not sleep well.

Note: Bristleworms can cause serious health hazards to you . Never EVER move rocks around in your tank without gloves on if you know you have them in your tank. I have a picture that I took of what they can do to your hands and arms. 

They will itch like crazy, ooze with puss for days or even up to a week and leave a nasty scar if scratched. ( I can attest to that).

So if you have them in your tank  be careful and wear gloves.

Here is what they can do when touched.

Another view of the mess

Here is one I pulled out of another tank

He was 8 inches long and was sold on Ebay.

They seem to know when an Anemone is dying and  accelerate the process of the animals death by eating it.
If you see a bristle worm or Spagetti worm on your Rose,  there is a problem. Remove the Anemone from the tank and place it in a small hospital tank.
Be sure to remove the Bristle worms and anything else that is eating on it before doing the relocation  to make sure that it is not being eaten. Be sure to wear gloves when doing this as Bristle worms will leave nasty welts on your skin when gloves are not worn.
Below are pictures of some the animals I am referring to including Bristleworms, Sea cucumbers and Brittlestars.
All which are in my Rose tank and I have never had a problem with. The first is a Bristleworm. As you can see, they are usually in the sand but will come out at night to forage for food.
I won't include pictures of Snails as you have all seen them before. I have hundreds of Bristleworms , only one Brittlestar and hundreds of Spaghetti worms and Snails in with my Roses and they all live peacefully together. Some Bristleworms can reach upwards of 12 inches or more but the biggest I have ever had is a 6 inch long one that was removed and sold. I feel that having the variation of life in my tank is what keeps my tank running so well without refugium and sumps. They all clean up what is not eaten and also the feces of the fish and Anemones. A balanced Ecosystem is a must to keep a salt water tank running smoothly and the addition of these creapy crawlys are such an enormous help.

Below is a pod which I have thousands of in the Rose tank, this one is an adult that has

been able to elude the mandarin up until now.

They are great food for everything in the tank , the Roses will grab them up if they venture onto

the tentacles, all of my fish love them and the ones that hide in the rock and Caulerpa breed very well and

keep the populations up.

Brittlestars are terrific for my Rose tanks.

If I have a Rose that doesn't want to eat

or is full and drops it silverside, the Brittlestar  darts out  immediately to pick it up for a snack.

I find them essential in my tank for quick clean up. They very seldom come out to be seen other

then to eat. But you can usually see where they are by an arm or two waving outside the rock

seeing if there is a chance for a snack nearby .

Blue leg Hermit Crabs are great foragers and will clean up Mysis that the fish don't eat.
The Queen Conch is a perfect addition to any tank.

They burrow through the sand eating whatever they can find. I  have 2

in the Rose tank.

The  first picture is of the one in my 15 tall tank, the white specks are baby pods,

the second picture is the Queen Conch in the Rose tank.

The wonderful Sea Cucumber

This little fellow is a real neat freak, he can squeeze in between a quarter inch  hole

and will also burrow in the sand. It is a Sea Cucumber and I have had him for almost 2 years .

Here he is on the glass. 

Stomatella. Looks like a Snail with no shell, I have lots of them in the rose tank.

The Emerald crab. I don't like them.

They steal food from the

Roses, they just walk right up to their  mouths and pull the food out.

They are  not for MY Rose tank. I do however keep them in my other tanks as part of the cleanup crew.

Spaghetti Worms, a cool critter

Cleaner Shrimp
I love these little guys, they have fun personality but can be
a pain when feeding your Anemones.
What I do is feed them a sliver of Silverside first before
feeding the Anemones, otherwise they are all over the Anemone trying
to yank the fish right out of there tentacles or mouth.
So always feed them first.
The picture below was taken not 5 minutes after I added 2 cleaners
to my 125 gallon tank.
3 of the fish lined up for a good cleaning.
Another great thing about Cleaner Shrimp is they love
Mysis shrimp, actually they love most anything you  feed
your fish and inverts.
So they are great for cleaning up any left over food that has fallen
to the bottom of the tank.
I find them to be essential to my tanks.