Flatworm - Acoel Planaria

Woodstock · 01-24-2006, 07:17 PM

I got worms!! What do I do??

Travis · 01-24-2006, 07:18 PM

Flatworm exit, double dose.

fugazi · 01-24-2006, 07:26 PM

second the fw exit. used it with great success. No casualties

KimPossible · 01-24-2006, 07:29 PM

OOOoooooOOoooohhh Woody

How'd they get introduced?
My lfs has been batteling them and I've been staying away from their corals unitl it's under control.
Flatworm Exit is what they are using as well.

reefjitsu · 01-24-2006, 07:30 PM

Are they hurting anything? Most flatworms are harmless.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=5836
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen19.html

Woodstock · 01-24-2006, 07:48 PM

Thanks! Flatworm exit double dose, k.

All the corals look fine. I'm guessing it came in on the clam? I've never seen them before and I can count may a dozen or so.

mps9506 · 01-25-2006, 08:06 AM

Woody, I would just wait until you have added any newly purchased corals unless you plan on trading frags. In your tank with high flow barebottom and low amount of detrius I would suspect they won't multiply too fast. You can siphon a bunch of them out during water changes.
And the FW Exit works great.

Woodstock · 01-25-2006, 08:12 AM

I added a sand bed a month or so ago so they probably have a buffet now. They are soooo tiny it is going to be hard to target and siphon them out but I'll do my best.

Does a coral iodine dip kill these? If so, maybe I will begin dipping all new corals...

Woodstock · 01-25-2006, 01:08 PM

Here is some good info I found on Melev's web site: http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

mps9506 · 01-26-2006, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

I added a sand bed a month or so ago so they probably have a buffet now.

Say it ain't so....

Iodine dips sound good to me, although I've heard both ways, that it works and it doesn't work (just like everything else in this hobby).

Woodstock · 01-26-2006, 10:47 AM

Hehehe... 'tis true. I am gritty now~

I ordered Flatworm Exit yesterday. I wish I could get it this weekend. I've noticed the population of worms is growing exponentially!

cheeks69 · 01-26-2006, 01:37 PM

Sorry to hear that Doni ! There's so many pests out there now that it's like playing Russion Roulette when you add something to the tank

blue_eyes53813 · 01-26-2006, 03:51 PM

I just remembered that I went to a store In Iowa and the guys tanks had flat worms BAD.... He was still selling corals out of the tanks. I was looking around and he came over to me . I knew what they were but I asked him anyway what all those little things were on the glass and rocks. He told me the scientific name.... Gave me a story about how harmless they are and that they would die on there own... He must of thought I was new to SW. After he finished his long speel I told him they are flat worms and he shouldnt be selling or at least telling people lies about them. I was so mad when I left there.... You know if a pet store knows they have them it is unfare to sell.But I know they dont care.

BHinAK · 01-27-2006, 02:17 AM

hey, i got worms too. I just saw 2 of the ones pictured on Melev's site on the front glass of my 29g. I thought the little thingy was cool, hell I think every new thing I see in the tank is neat.

Woodstock · 01-27-2006, 07:06 AM

I would never trade frags when I have a pest problem. As a matter of fact, I had fragged my green leather for 2 reefers and was going to ship them next week

I canceled the shipments until my tank is pest free.

Bummer BHinAk

01-24-2006, 07:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I got worms!! What do I do?? __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-24-2006, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,330 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Flatworm exit, double dose. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

01-24-2006, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
fugazi Limpet Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: jersey- where the devil runs wild Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria second the fw exit. used it with great success. No casualties

01-24-2006, 07:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,546 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria OOOoooooOOoooohhh Woody How'd they get introduced? My lfs has been batteling them and I've been staying away from their corals unitl it's under control. Flatworm Exit is what they are using as well. __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

01-24-2006, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 740 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Are they hurting anything? Most flatworms are harmless. http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=5836 http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen19.html __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

01-24-2006, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Thanks! Flatworm exit double dose, k. All the corals look fine. I'm guessing it came in on the clam? I've never seen them before and I can count may a dozen or so. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-25-2006, 08:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte and Wilmington, NC Posts: 6,862 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Woody, I would just wait until you have added any newly purchased corals unless you plan on trading frags. In your tank with high flow barebottom and low amount of detrius I would suspect they won't multiply too fast. You can siphon a bunch of them out during water changes. And the FW Exit works great. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-25-2006, 08:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I added a sand bed a month or so ago so they probably have a buffet now. They are soooo tiny it is going to be hard to target and siphon them out but I'll do my best. Does a coral iodine dip kill these? If so, maybe I will begin dipping all new corals...

01-25-2006, 01:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Here is some good info I found on Melev's web site: http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-26-2006, 10:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Hehehe... 'tis true. I am gritty now~ I ordered Flatworm Exit yesterday. I wish I could get it this weekend. I've noticed the population of worms is growing exponentially! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-26-2006, 01:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,535 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Sorry to hear that Doni ! There's so many pests out there now that it's like playing Russion Roulette when you add something to the tank __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-26-2006, 03:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I just remembered that I went to a store In Iowa and the guys tanks had flat worms BAD.... He was still selling corals out of the tanks. I was looking around and he came over to me . I knew what they were but I asked him anyway what all those little things were on the glass and rocks. He told me the scientific name.... Gave me a story about how harmless they are and that they would die on there own... He must of thought I was new to SW. After he finished his long speel I told him they are flat worms and he shouldnt be selling or at least telling people lies about them. I was so mad when I left there.... You know if a pet store knows they have them it is unfare to sell.But I know they dont care. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

01-27-2006, 02:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria hey, i got worms too. I just saw 2 of the ones pictured on Melev's site on the front glass of my 29g. I thought the little thingy was cool, hell I think every new thing I see in the tank is neat.

01-27-2006, 07:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I would never trade frags when I have a pest problem. As a matter of fact, I had fragged my green leather for 2 reefers and was going to ship them next week I canceled the shipments until my tank is pest free. Bummer BHinAk __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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