flatworms

lomar

Member
I do not know where they came from but suddenly I have thousands of flatworms. I Have a 75 gallon reef. What can I do to save it?
 

sailfin

Member
That sounds like the dreaded SPS flatworms. I'd try and get rid of them naturally. Try a sixline wrasse first and see how that goes. There are also nudibranches out there that only eat flatworms. Once they're gone the nudi's will die. Just a couple of thoughts.
 

fishy7

Active Member
I have the red ones also. I am considering the 6line to help but am removing them when I do a water change buy sucking them up. This works but is time consuming. Turkey baister, I have not tried. All for a good cause.
 

dogstar

Active Member
Salifert makes a product called EXIT thats for treating flatworms, I dont know if it works......
 

viper_930

Active Member
They're probably not the acro eating flatworms, unless they're only on the acros. I bet they're red planaria. Salifert's flatworm exit, as Dogstar mentioned, should work.
 

sailfin

Member
Flatworm exit is a good dip to put your corals through, but once in the system, if you don't know how many you have, they could be potentially dangerous. At least that is what I hear. Once they die the give off toxins.
 

fishy7

Active Member
Originally Posted by sailfin
Flatworm exit is a good dip to put your corals through, but once in the system, if you don't know how many you have, they could be potentially dangerous. At least that is what I hear. Once they die the give off toxins.
This the main reason I did not do the flatworm exit. So I am doing it the manual way.
 
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