Help flatworms won't die

lilredwuck · 09/05/2015, 12:36 PM

I have been treating my tank for a while now. I finally got fed up and treated my 180 with 100 gallon sump with 4 boxes of flatworm exit. It killed about 80% of them. The rest just laughed at me. I am at wits end and don't know where to go from here. Any suggestions?

Auston · 09/05/2015, 05:30 PM

Try dosing at night time when more come out. Also I've read it is more effective if your dose 1.5x the recommendation.

lilredwuck · 09/05/2015, 08:14 PM

I dosed 4-5x the recommended dosage! They still didn't die.

karimwassef · 09/05/2015, 08:19 PM

Get a wrasse. Melanarus, yellow, six line

Led Bizkit · 09/05/2015, 09:11 PM

I had an issue long time ago. I took a regular air hose and sucked a bunch out and got a six line wrasse and boom all gone pretty quickly

figuerres · 09/05/2015, 09:38 PM

Manual removal should be the first step. Work on reducing waste matter as they feed on that if they are the red ones. They will decline if they can't get food, get other clean up crew stuff and the wrasse that eats them, the combo should get them over time.

Auston · 09/05/2015, 10:01 PM

Do you have a pic

lilredwuck · 09/05/2015, 10:35 PM

I took home a melanarus wrasse at 3" long. He is now 8" long and one thick mf. Yes they are the red/brownish ones that won't freaking die. I have no pics until Monday when I return home from work and the wife won't take them for me. I'm at wits end.

figuerres · 09/05/2015, 11:21 PM

Make a vacuum with hose a filter sock and a small power head to suck them up . Use that in places they get thick, get detritus out of the system, get other scavengers to keep them from getting food...

karimwassef · 09/06/2015, 01:06 AM

You have an 8" fat bellied melanarus and a flatworm infestation?

Dude. Stop feeding - completely!!

3dees · 09/06/2015, 11:38 AM

I would love to see an 8" melanurus.

shrimphead · 09/07/2015, 03:01 AM

My tank and fuge was loaded with them. I did a 2week blackout which got rid of them

shifty51008 · 09/07/2015, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrimphead

My tank and fuge was loaded with them. I did a 2week blackout which got rid of them

How would a blackout kill flatworms? They are not photosymbolic.

I have to say you have to much extra food in the system, cut the feedings in half and up your water changes. Blow off the rocks with a powerhead before the water changes

shrimphead · 09/10/2015, 05:33 AM

They have a symbolic relationship with algae like corals do, that's why they're out in the open sunbathing. I had zero nitrates and phosphates.

09/05/2015, 12:36 PM	#1
lilredwuck Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Excelsior Springs, (Kansas City) Missouri but mainly LA-LA land Posts: 383	Help flatworms won't die I have been treating my tank for a while now. I finally got fed up and treated my 180 with 100 gallon sump with 4 boxes of flatworm exit. It killed about 80% of them. The rest just laughed at me. I am at wits end and don't know where to go from here. Any suggestions? __________________ 120 gallon, 75 gallon sump 180 gallon, 100 gallon sump, 45 Gallon Frag Tank 125 gallon Freshwater Oscars, Bichor and a Clown Knife.

09/05/2015, 08:14 PM	#3
lilredwuck Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Excelsior Springs, (Kansas City) Missouri but mainly LA-LA land Posts: 383	I dosed 4-5x the recommended dosage! They still didn't die. __________________ 120 gallon, 75 gallon sump 180 gallon, 100 gallon sump, 45 Gallon Frag Tank 125 gallon Freshwater Oscars, Bichor and a Clown Knife.

09/05/2015, 08:19 PM	#4
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	Get a wrasse. Melanarus, yellow, six line __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

09/05/2015, 09:11 PM	#5
Led Bizkit Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 124	I had an issue long time ago. I took a regular air hose and sucked a bunch out and got a six line wrasse and boom all gone pretty quickly __________________ 215 Gal mixed reef, 64 Gal - 48" Trigger Tideline Sump, Skimz Leopard SL203 Skimmer, 4 Hydra 52 LED's, 2 MP40's

09/05/2015, 09:38 PM	#6
figuerres Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Plant City,FL,USA Posts: 1,339 Blog Entries: 15	Manual removal should be the first step. Work on reducing waste matter as they feed on that if they are the red ones. They will decline if they can't get food, get other clean up crew stuff and the wrasse that eats them, the combo should get them over time. __________________ Denny, Geek of all things... I guess I could fit the phrase "inquiring minds want to know..." :-) Current Tank Info: 150 reef tank underway, getting it stocked

09/05/2015, 05:30 PM	#2
Auston Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 338	Try dosing at night time when more come out. Also I've read it is more effective if your dose 1.5x the recommendation.

09/05/2015, 10:01 PM	#7
Auston Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 338	Do you have a pic

09/05/2015, 10:35 PM	#8
lilredwuck Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Excelsior Springs, (Kansas City) Missouri but mainly LA-LA land Posts: 383	I took home a melanarus wrasse at 3" long. He is now 8" long and one thick mf. Yes they are the red/brownish ones that won't freaking die. I have no pics until Monday when I return home from work and the wife won't take them for me. I'm at wits end. __________________ 120 gallon, 75 gallon sump 180 gallon, 100 gallon sump, 45 Gallon Frag Tank 125 gallon Freshwater Oscars, Bichor and a Clown Knife.

09/05/2015, 11:21 PM	#9
figuerres Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Plant City,FL,USA Posts: 1,339 Blog Entries: 15	Make a vacuum with hose a filter sock and a small power head to suck them up . Use that in places they get thick, get detritus out of the system, get other scavengers to keep them from getting food... __________________ Denny, Geek of all things... I guess I could fit the phrase "inquiring minds want to know..." :-) Current Tank Info: 150 reef tank underway, getting it stocked

09/06/2015, 01:06 AM	#10
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	You have an 8" fat bellied melanarus and a flatworm infestation? Dude. Stop feeding - completely!! __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

09/06/2015, 11:38 AM	#11
3dees Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 793	I would love to see an 8" melanurus.

09/07/2015, 03:01 AM	#12
shrimphead Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 552	My tank and fuge was loaded with them. I did a 2week blackout which got rid of them

09/10/2015, 05:33 AM	#14
shrimphead Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 552	They have a symbolic relationship with algae like corals do, that's why they're out in the open sunbathing. I had zero nitrates and phosphates.