tammysbulldogs
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I have some blue mushroms that have some orange looking spots on them what could this be?
Blue, Purple mushrooms
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tammysbulldogs
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Heres pic.
tammysbulldogs
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OK, going to get one off and put it on a slide under my microscope and try to take a pic. with my camera. Hope this works.
tammysbulldogs
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Well that didn't work but i did see it with my microscope and it is a worm.
How do i get rid of them? I only see them on my blue mushrooms.
tammysbulldogs
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They are orange-pinkish in color.
katsafados
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They are flatworms.
Your going to want to pick them off and try to remve them from your tank manually. They dont do much harm, the harm is more in their numbers they can grow. They will shade out your corals if they grow in larger numbers.
Pick out the most you can and then if the numbers are lower and you cant get the rest dose your tank with flat worm exit.
Its very important that you take out the most you can before killing them because they release a toxin into the water when they die and if theres many dieing at once they can crash your tank.
Your going to want to pick them off and try to remve them from your tank manually. They dont do much harm, the harm is more in their numbers they can grow. They will shade out your corals if they grow in larger numbers.
Pick out the most you can and then if the numbers are lower and you cant get the rest dose your tank with flat worm exit.
Its very important that you take out the most you can before killing them because they release a toxin into the water when they die and if theres many dieing at once they can crash your tank.
tammysbulldogs
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Thanks Katsafados, I will start doing that after dinner..lol..At first there were just a few spots on my blue mushrooms but now there are alot more. Thanks for the advice. I am a greenhorn (newbie) and figured someone on here would know how to fix the problem.
tammysbulldogs
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One more question could i dip them in RO water to get them off easier or saltwater?
tammysbulldogs
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Ok, got a 100cc syringe and was able to get most them off all i could see anyway. Question would i be able to see them on any of my other corals? I can't see anymore just the ones that was on the blue mushrooms. Will pick up the flatworm exit tomorrow after work. Sure don't want my tank to crash!!!!!!
katsafados
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Well some might be hiding in rockwrok or other places.
Dont use the flat worm exit just yet. You might have pulled them all off and you might not need to dose your tank with anything at all!
When I bought my frog spawn I noticed flat worms on it, and I too kthe ones I saw off with a tweezer and havent seen any since. You might have gotten rid of all of them, so just keep an eye out, and if you see more comming back take them off again and then dose. BUT make sure you check your tank well! dont want it to crash.
Dont use the flat worm exit just yet. You might have pulled them all off and you might not need to dose your tank with anything at all!
When I bought my frog spawn I noticed flat worms on it, and I too kthe ones I saw off with a tweezer and havent seen any since. You might have gotten rid of all of them, so just keep an eye out, and if you see more comming back take them off again and then dose. BUT make sure you check your tank well! dont want it to crash.
tammysbulldogs
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Thanks for the info. I will wait and see before i dose the tank. I sure don't see anymore but i will be watching for them.
katsafados
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Funny story lol.. I was just looking at my tank and I saw a flat worm on my gorg. lol
anjiro
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There is one other thing you could try depending on your tank size and the number of them you have. You could always get a velvet nudibranch. I'm sure that since you live in lindale I'm gonna take a shot and say you have probly gotten coral at Exotic Fish? Cause if so, thats where you got your flatworms, when they were on the east loop before the move they a really big problem with them. And nudi's are the solution they used, but the nudis will starve eventually
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
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tammysbulldogs
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Well you know my area and know that theres not much around here.!I did get them at Exotic and it was before they moved. BUT i have learned my lesson and now i go to Dallas and get alot better deals. Thanks for the info, probally seen you there before...lol...
tammysbulldogs
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I love DNA in Dallas and everything is at lest half price if not more.
tammysbulldogs
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Is Anjiro Randy or Hawn? LOL...Just trying to put a face with ya.
anjiro
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haha, neither, I didnt work there, I did used to work at Petland, but I know Randy and Jim both really well. Jim's been trying to hire me since he found out where I worked. I never really go to Dallas any but I hear DNA is great, there's a hole in the wall place in south east dallas that has pretty good prices, some fish disease but some of the craziest corals I have ever seen... I just wish I could remember the name....
tammysbulldogs
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Yeah, I know them well also haven't seen Randy in a while but they never said anything about flatworms before either and I didn't know because i was learning...lol...But really if ya ever go to Dallas check out DNA, north Dallas off Marsh LN & Trinity Mills Rd. Really nice and very good prices.
