flatworms

Frankie1 · 02/13/2008, 02:10 PM

years ago i had flatworms in my system. it's been over 8 years since i have seen any until now. guess i picked up some on a frag or coral i bought. when i originally had them i used flatworm exit and got rid of them no problem. now it seems i have 2 different kinds. the first are large and brown and the second are smaller and whitish. i have tried flatworm exit twice since i have seen them again with no success. seems to just reduce the numbers and then they come back. what else can i do to get rid of these critters?

frankie1

snulma1 · 02/13/2008, 05:09 PM

some may survive the initial treatment, so I would do a follow up treatment, to kill the ones that are weaker. Plus siphoning as many out as you can prior to treatment will help.

There is also rumors of 6 lines eating them. But I haven't seen it.

Anton M · 02/13/2008, 06:16 PM

Use flatworm exit

shabreeson · 02/13/2008, 06:47 PM

has anyone tried keeping flatworms to supply a Blue Velvet Nudibranch? I love the idea of using nature to balance things by filling niches in the home aquarium

Frankie1 · 02/14/2008, 09:40 AM

a follow up dosing of flatexit makes sense. what are their life cycle for eggs does anyone know. so i can dose the flatwormexit at proper intervels?
i have heard that sixline wrasses eat them also and i do have one but have yet to see it eat a flatworm. and as far as the blue velvet nudi goes i have not had much luck with nudis at all due to the flow i have and their fragile body. they get loose from a rock and sent to the overflow and then downstairs to get ground up by the pumps.

frankie1

reefnfun · 02/14/2008, 10:07 AM

I got rid of mine with a 6 line wrasse. It was fun to watch him pick them off one by one. It didn't take very long andthey were all gone.

02/13/2008, 02:10 PM	#1
Frankie1 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 64	flatworms years ago i had flatworms in my system. it's been over 8 years since i have seen any until now. guess i picked up some on a frag or coral i bought. when i originally had them i used flatworm exit and got rid of them no problem. now it seems i have 2 different kinds. the first are large and brown and the second are smaller and whitish. i have tried flatworm exit twice since i have seen them again with no success. seems to just reduce the numbers and then they come back. what else can i do to get rid of these critters? frankie1

02/13/2008, 06:47 PM	#4
shabreeson Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 761	has anyone tried keeping flatworms to supply a Blue Velvet Nudibranch? I love the idea of using nature to balance things by filling niches in the home aquarium __________________ Regards, Mike Current Tank Info: 55 gallon mixed reef, 55 sump with a 20 gal refugium, 2 A. Allardi.,2 Bartlett's Anthias

02/13/2008, 05:09 PM	#2
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	some may survive the initial treatment, so I would do a follow up treatment, to kill the ones that are weaker. Plus siphoning as many out as you can prior to treatment will help. There is also rumors of 6 lines eating them. But I haven't seen it.

02/13/2008, 06:16 PM	#3
Anton M Moved On Join Date: May 2007 Location: Plano TX Posts: 93	Use flatworm exit

02/14/2008, 09:40 AM	#5
Frankie1 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 64	a follow up dosing of flatexit makes sense. what are their life cycle for eggs does anyone know. so i can dose the flatwormexit at proper intervels? i have heard that sixline wrasses eat them also and i do have one but have yet to see it eat a flatworm. and as far as the blue velvet nudi goes i have not had much luck with nudis at all due to the flow i have and their fragile body. they get loose from a rock and sent to the overflow and then downstairs to get ground up by the pumps. frankie1

02/14/2008, 10:07 AM	#6
reefnfun Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Danville, Indiana Posts: 114	I got rid of mine with a 6 line wrasse. It was fun to watch him pick them off one by one. It didn't take very long andthey were all gone.