Flatworm treatment questions

Fishchronicles · 06/20/2018, 05:59 PM

Spotted a couple of red flatworms on my glass today and I have a question about treating with Flatworm EXit. Everything I have read says to run carbon after treatment to remove toxins and medication from the water but what is the most efficient way of doing this in a tank with a sump? Where is the best place to place the carbon? My sumps strongest point of water flow is into the filter sock...

I am also looking into getting a yellow coris wrasse if my lfs has one but I would have to wait at least a week if they don’t and I don’t want to wait too long.

Thanks in advance!

AlSimmons · 06/20/2018, 06:06 PM

Before you start adding chemicals to the tank you might want to get yourself some airline tubing and siphon out what you can first. The Flatworm eXit and the wrasse might not be needed at all.

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/h...s-red-planaria

idan555 · 06/20/2018, 09:43 PM

I used it before, didn't do anything for me.
so what ever I could see I removed myself, and I got myself spider crab and he finish the job and my snails lol (8$).
I love this guys, he look grumpy all the time and fight with the shrimp

billdogg · 06/21/2018, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Before you start adding chemicals to the tank you might want to get yourself some airline tubing and siphon out what you can first. The Flatworm eXit and the wrasse might not be needed at all.

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/h...s-red-planaria

^^^This^^^

FWE should be your last choice, not your first.

My preference, in order:

1. manual removal, including 10-15 second dips in temperature matched ro/di water for any corals that can be removed from the tank. Give the coral a few gentle swishes to dislodge them - you will be stunned at how many fall off that you didn't even know were there.

2. Natural predators. There are a whole lot of wrasses and other fish that thick FW's are tasty snacks. My favorite is the Blue Star Leopard wrasse.

3. IF those don't work, then you can try FWE, but don't expect miracles. At 1.5 dosing strength I got about 1/2 of mine. The next week at 2x it got a few more, but they then came back with a vengeance, at which time I tried option 2 and rid my tank of them in short order.

JM.02

lapin · 06/21/2018, 02:02 PM

FWE worked for me. I had a bad infestation. Regular dose. The worms started moving towards the glass looking for new places to hide. I let it sit for about 1 hour. I did a 50% water change and ran carbon to help remove the die off stuff . I did another 50% water change the next day. I did get a wrasse after that.

sdch1000 · 06/21/2018, 06:08 PM

I've used Flatworm eXit in the past and it worked very well. Even though I miscalculated the dosage accidentally dosed 5x the amount.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJukMfG73Wg&t=305s

Fishchronicles · 06/27/2018, 11:21 AM

Thanks everyone! Sorry it took so long to reply I have been laid up in bed with an ankle injury! I removed the three large flatworms that I found on my glass and didn’t see them again for a couple of days and now I am spitting a few very tiny ones here and there. I will definitely look at my livestock options before dosing FWE. I would rather use a “natural” method before medications.

06/20/2018, 05:59 PM	#1
Fishchronicles Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ocala,Florida Posts: 15	Flatworm treatment questions Spotted a couple of red flatworms on my glass today and I have a question about treating with Flatworm EXit. Everything I have read says to run carbon after treatment to remove toxins and medication from the water but what is the most efficient way of doing this in a tank with a sump? Where is the best place to place the carbon? My sumps strongest point of water flow is into the filter sock... I am also looking into getting a yellow coris wrasse if my lfs has one but I would have to wait at least a week if they don’t and I don’t want to wait too long. Thanks in advance!

06/21/2018, 02:02 PM	#5
lapin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin Posts: 801	FWE worked for me. I had a bad infestation. Regular dose. The worms started moving towards the glass looking for new places to hide. I let it sit for about 1 hour. I did a 50% water change and ran carbon to help remove the die off stuff . I did another 50% water change the next day. I did get a wrasse after that. __________________ Tank sizes, 2-10's a 55 and one that's about 500gal Current Tank Info: Interior decorating happening

06/20/2018, 06:06 PM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Before you start adding chemicals to the tank you might want to get yourself some airline tubing and siphon out what you can first. The Flatworm eXit and the wrasse might not be needed at all. http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/h...s-red-planaria

06/20/2018, 09:43 PM	#3
idan555 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 174	I used it before, didn't do anything for me. so what ever I could see I removed myself, and I got myself spider crab and he finish the job and my snails lol (8$). I love this guys, he look grumpy all the time and fight with the shrimp

06/21/2018, 06:08 PM	#6
sdch1000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 12	I've used Flatworm eXit in the past and it worked very well. Even though I miscalculated the dosage accidentally dosed 5x the amount. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJukMfG73Wg&t=305s

06/27/2018, 11:21 AM	#7
Fishchronicles Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ocala,Florida Posts: 15	Thanks everyone! Sorry it took so long to reply I have been laid up in bed with an ankle injury! I removed the three large flatworms that I found on my glass and didn’t see them again for a couple of days and now I am spitting a few very tiny ones here and there. I will definitely look at my livestock options before dosing FWE. I would rather use a “natural” method before medications.