Very sad story

HPD Turbo · 10/18/2007, 01:25 PM

I had a real bad bloom of flatworms, so I medicated the tank.
It kills all the flatworms, copepods, little starfish, bristle worms and all of my fish. (CBB, Lemon peel, PBT, LMB, firefish). Corals are fine.
I believe that the toxin that the worms expels when they die killed everything else. I follow the instruction to the perfection, but maybe it was too many worms=too many toxins. ( I had like a million)

I am very very sad.

SUPERHERO2943 · 10/18/2007, 01:26 PM

That blows!!! Sorry for your loss.

K' Family Reef · 10/18/2007, 01:36 PM

a guy locally had a 500gal tank that had flatworms
dont know all the particulars but after treatment the entire tank crashed and had a layer of fw on the bottom - lost all corals etc -

hate to see something like this happen to anyone!

had (have?) majanos and well it sort of feels the same way!

also got fw awhile back and never treated the tank
- i dont see a single one in the main 125display (perhaps) thanks to the mandarin that sits in there (i presume)... but i do see a few in the fuge which if the population continues to grow then i will have to treat!

regards

HPD Turbo · 10/18/2007, 02:06 PM

Treatit BEFORE it turns in a million!!

useskaforevil · 10/18/2007, 05:08 PM

chemicals are not the way to go. get a velvet nudibranch and work on your caretaking. i havent seen any flatworms for 3 months since

wobbegong06 · 10/18/2007, 05:14 PM

yep. i had a flatworm problem and i read about the toxins the release when they die. so i syphoned with an airline hose and rigid tube as many worms as possible. then i treated.

fishysteve · 10/18/2007, 05:44 PM

Sorry for your loss. With all the stories of tanks crashing or major catastrophes, that stuff should be taken off the market. A sixline wrasse got rid of my flatworms. Haven't seen one in well over a year.

10/18/2007, 01:25 PM	#1
HPD Turbo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I really dont know Posts: 569	Very sad story I had a real bad bloom of flatworms, so I medicated the tank. It kills all the flatworms, copepods, little starfish, bristle worms and all of my fish. (CBB, Lemon peel, PBT, LMB, firefish). Corals are fine. I believe that the toxin that the worms expels when they die killed everything else. I follow the instruction to the perfection, but maybe it was too many worms=too many toxins. ( I had like a million) I am very very sad. __________________ Alex S. Reefteria!!!! If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? Current Tank Info: 100gal, total system. Mixed reef. All DIY ex the tank.

10/18/2007, 01:26 PM	#2
SUPERHERO2943 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 81	That blows!!! Sorry for your loss. __________________ Pain is the greatest teacher. The only problem is that no one wants to attend class. Current Tank Info: Oceanic 90 gallon reef. Center overflow box. 30 gallon sump. 80 pounds of live sand. 80 pounds of live rock. 1 yellow tang. Work in Progress.

10/18/2007, 02:06 PM	#4
HPD Turbo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I really dont know Posts: 569	Treatit BEFORE it turns in a million!! __________________ Alex S. Reefteria!!!! If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? Current Tank Info: 100gal, total system. Mixed reef. All DIY ex the tank.

10/18/2007, 05:08 PM	#5
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	chemicals are not the way to go. get a velvet nudibranch and work on your caretaking. i havent seen any flatworms for 3 months since __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

10/18/2007, 05:44 PM	#7
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	Sorry for your loss. With all the stories of tanks crashing or major catastrophes, that stuff should be taken off the market. A sixline wrasse got rid of my flatworms. Haven't seen one in well over a year. __________________ On a break

10/18/2007, 01:36 PM	#3
K' Family Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,966	a guy locally had a 500gal tank that had flatworms dont know all the particulars but after treatment the entire tank crashed and had a layer of fw on the bottom - lost all corals etc - hate to see something like this happen to anyone! had (have?) majanos and well it sort of feels the same way! also got fw awhile back and never treated the tank - i dont see a single one in the main 125display (perhaps) thanks to the mandarin that sits in there (i presume)... but i do see a few in the fuge which if the population continues to grow then i will have to treat! regards

10/18/2007, 05:14 PM	#6
wobbegong06 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 20	yep. i had a flatworm problem and i read about the toxins the release when they die. so i syphoned with an airline hose and rigid tube as many worms as possible. then i treated.