Little Brown, Flat, Stupid, Annoying Worms!

PootyTang · 11-05-2009, 07:28 PM

So I imagine other people have had this problem before and I was looking for possible solutions. I have quite a few small, brown flatworms on my euphylia and I was wondering about possible removal options? I have iodine, so I can treat them with that, I was just wondering if there are any fish that eat them or other solutions (rather than trying to gently suck them off with a baster)

tektite · 11-05-2009, 08:21 PM

Not sure about natural predators of flatworms but there's always Flatworm eXit if you want to kill them all.

BigAl07 · 11-05-2009, 09:12 PM

a 6-line wrasse is a natural predator of them

Be careful with FWX because if you have a MASSIVE die-off you can have some water parameter issues. I would try other means first.

carmexx · 11-05-2009, 09:14 PM

Double dose of Flatworm exit! You'll need to run carbon and do a big water change though because of the toxins relesed.

When I first dosed the tank, following the instructions, I was not sucessful in killing all of them and the population rebounded in huge numbers. I had to do a double dose the second time around to elliminate them and I haven't seen one since. I can't say how long it's been.....maybe a couple months.

11-05-2009, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
PootyTang Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 253 View Gallery Karma Komment	Little Brown, Flat, Stupid, Annoying Worms! So I imagine other people have had this problem before and I was looking for possible solutions. I have quite a few small, brown flatworms on my euphylia and I was wondering about possible removal options? I have iodine, so I can treat them with that, I was just wondering if there are any fish that eat them or other solutions (rather than trying to gently suck them off with a baster)

11-05-2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
tektite Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 651 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Little Brown, Flat, Stupid, Annoying Worms! Not sure about natural predators of flatworms but there's always Flatworm eXit if you want to kill them all. __________________ --Tek-- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced. My Fish Room thread

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Little Brown, Flat, Stupid, Annoying Worms! a 6-line wrasse is a natural predator of them Be careful with FWX because if you have a MASSIVE die-off you can have some water parameter issues. I would try other means first. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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carmexx Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: East Norriton, PA. Posts: 169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Little Brown, Flat, Stupid, Annoying Worms! Double dose of Flatworm exit! You'll need to run carbon and do a big water change though because of the toxins relesed. When I first dosed the tank, following the instructions, I was not sucessful in killing all of them and the population rebounded in huge numbers. I had to do a double dose the second time around to elliminate them and I haven't seen one since. I can't say how long it's been.....maybe a couple months. __________________ Ryan http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...yans-reef.html

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