flatworms?

mustangman

mustangman

New Member
i got these little red/brown worms all over my live rock. how do i make them go away! i think they are flatworms.
 
nas19320

nas19320

Active Member
Do a search for flatworms to verify that is what they are, then if need be you can use Salifert FW exit if you want. Do search there is quite a bit of info on flatworms and treatment.
 
michael7979

michael7979

Member
Thomas712 just had a thread about flatworms and his velvet nudibranc that he got to feast on them. Search for that.
 
skirrby

skirrby

Active Member
are those things pretty hardey.. i wouldnt mind getting one. my flatworms arent really that bad from what i see.. but i wouldnt mind getting rid of them before they are.
 
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thomas712

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About all I now for sure is that they eat flatworms.
As a whole many nudibranches don't live long, and of course there is the dangers of powerhead, overflow, and even the occational grab from a brittle star that could take thier life. Then there is the shipping suvival issue.
Then if there are no flatworms they could verywell wind up dying on me, but I prefer the natrual approch on this issue.
I'm still learning, this is a new experience for me. I have a 90 gallon loaded with these little punk red flatworms, we shall see how long it takes them.
So far I have found that one is an active hunter, the other (no pun intended) is kinda sluggish

I have noticed one that make some kind of cocoon for itself the first night. Haven't seen it do that again.
Will keep you posted.
Thomas
 
crome

crome

Member
nah they dont look like that. they are little brown flatworms i heard that if they die it can release toxic stuff in your tank! some 1 told me to use flatworm exit. will this work?i have to suck them out with a turkey thing and then add that stuff.thanks 4 the info
 
nas19320

nas19320

Active Member
Just so you know that big blue/black thing is the nudibranch and the little brown/reddish things are the flatworms. Salifert FW exit works well, I used it and everything went smoothly but I caught them early on before they got large populations going.
 
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thomas712

Guest
I would imagine that if he didn't recognize the flatworms then thats not what he has. :thinking: When I can I'll take a good pic of one on my glass in the morning when I see most of them running around.
 
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thomas712

Guest
Those flatworms are all one in the same, the last pic is of the flatworm on the move, but all three photos show the same species.
 
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