raeh1 Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I looked at a new green galaxy coral and anemone from the local pet store and hey. Bloody flat worms on it... time for flat worm exit this weekend. I'll have to go tell them before they pollute the local mariners tanks. Cheers ru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 When you do a FE treatment, you often don't get every last one. A follow up treatment in 10 days or so can get the few survivors, you don't have to worry about the carbon, waterchanges etc on the second treatment as there are hardly any flatworms to release poison. A six line wrasse can help clean up the few survivors also. They don't eat many but if there are only a few FWorms left a six line can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Target Mandarin also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 flat worms are not that bad anyway. they don't kill anything, the population will peak at some stage and then crash. i bet most tanks have them in small amounts anyway without ever having an outbreak. so nothing really to stress about. unlike WS or MV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raeh1 Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I disagree cookie Once they start to over populate they are an eyesore, when they are all over the front glass. And although I haven't waited till my tank crashed because of them I'm sure knowone here would actually like to be a test case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 i was the test case a while ago. i had a rather large amount in the tank and purchased a packet od FW exit from salifert. i didn't like all the warnings on the box so decided against using it. from memory i think i send the box FOC to james in hamilton. my flat worm populatio crashed on its own a few weeks later with no side effects. and FW do not kill corals they may shade them a bit but thats about all. i did have a scooter blenny that in the end cleaned up the last survivors but was unable to control them once peaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I disagree cookie Once they start to over populate they are an eyesore, when they are all over the front glass. And although I haven't waited till my tank crashed because of them I'm sure knowone here would actually like to be a test case. Cookie is right, they are a natural part of the tank, and if you have nutrients etc under control they wont be a problem. They wont crash your tank, the chemicals your putting in will. Do some reading on the net, they're harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I disagree cookie Once they start to over populate they are an eyesore, when they are all over the front glass. And although I haven't waited till my tank crashed because of them I'm sure knowone here would actually like to be a test case. Cookie is right, they are a natural part of the tank, and if you have nutrients etc under control they wont be a problem. They wont crash your tank, the chemicals your putting in will. Do some reading on the net, they're harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I've just had an outbreak myself - I did nothing, other than blast them off things with a syringe (and only for fun) - their numbers have started to drop as the tank falls into equilibrium. I suspect they are probably quite good at eating little bits of organic matter that would otherwise turn into ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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