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frogdog
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3207083
look like clove polps to me too.
I also see red flat worms.
T
are the flatworms harmful?
http:///forum/post/3207083
look like clove polps to me too.
I also see red flat worms.
T
are the flatworms harmful?
renogaw
Active Member
Originally Posted by frogdog
http:///forum/post/3207095
are the flatworms harmful?
yup, and if you kill them all at once, they'll nuke your tank by releasing poisons...
syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out. once you don't see anymore, look into a half dose of flatworm exit and make sure you syphon out what you find, and do a pretty big water change, and run lots and lots of carbon...
http:///forum/post/3207095
are the flatworms harmful?
yup, and if you kill them all at once, they'll nuke your tank by releasing poisons...
syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out, then syphon them out. once you don't see anymore, look into a half dose of flatworm exit and make sure you syphon out what you find, and do a pretty big water change, and run lots and lots of carbon...
anjiro
Member
Uh, I do not remember what they thrive on but it seems more often than not they can choke out corals. I know when my LFS had a flat problem they fixed it with velvet nudi's. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Blue-Ve...nch_p_327.html
frogdog
Member
Originally Posted by Anjiro
http:///forum/post/3214383
Uh, I do not remember what they thrive on but it seems more often than not they can choke out corals. I know when my LFS had a flat problem they fixed it with velvet nudi's. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Blue-Ve...nch_p_327.html
Thanx for the link. I need a couple of these.
I syphoned thousands of these out during last night's water change. Got the population down significantly.
http:///forum/post/3214383
Uh, I do not remember what they thrive on but it seems more often than not they can choke out corals. I know when my LFS had a flat problem they fixed it with velvet nudi's. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Blue-Ve...nch_p_327.html
Thanx for the link. I need a couple of these.
I syphoned thousands of these out during last night's water change. Got the population down significantly.
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by frogdog
http:///forum/post/3211270
I've been reading a little about the red flatworm, and like the above poster said, I planned to syphon them. Also, I read that a wrasse would eat these. I'm curious if a whipfin fairy wrasse would eat them...
One more question. What harm exactly are these parasites doing??
Just siphon and siphon often. I had this problem, and w/ the help of an evil six line wrasse (don't get one, it's not worth it, they don't eat that many) and my mandarin, I was able to get rid of them in a little less than a months time. You have to be diligent with the siphoning, I was doing it morning, when I got home from work and then again right before bed for weeks. They really can choke out corals, I lost some zoanthids, and mushrooms that's to these little buggers.
http:///forum/post/3211270
I've been reading a little about the red flatworm, and like the above poster said, I planned to syphon them. Also, I read that a wrasse would eat these. I'm curious if a whipfin fairy wrasse would eat them...
One more question. What harm exactly are these parasites doing??
Just siphon and siphon often. I had this problem, and w/ the help of an evil six line wrasse (don't get one, it's not worth it, they don't eat that many) and my mandarin, I was able to get rid of them in a little less than a months time. You have to be diligent with the siphoning, I was doing it morning, when I got home from work and then again right before bed for weeks. They really can choke out corals, I lost some zoanthids, and mushrooms that's to these little buggers.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215087
Just siphon and siphon often. I had this problem, and w/ the help of an evil six line wrasse (don't get one, it's not worth it, they don't eat that many) and my mandarin, I was able to get rid of them in a little less than a months time. You have to be diligent with the siphoning, I was doing it morning, when I got home from work and then again right before bed for weeks. They really can choke out corals, I lost some zoanthids, and mushrooms that's to these little buggers.
I love my 6-line Wrasse
You can also get a secretive wrasse....they eat flatworms too
I almost had one
http:///forum/post/3215087
Just siphon and siphon often. I had this problem, and w/ the help of an evil six line wrasse (don't get one, it's not worth it, they don't eat that many) and my mandarin, I was able to get rid of them in a little less than a months time. You have to be diligent with the siphoning, I was doing it morning, when I got home from work and then again right before bed for weeks. They really can choke out corals, I lost some zoanthids, and mushrooms that's to these little buggers.
I love my 6-line Wrasse
You can also get a secretive wrasse....they eat flatworms too
I almost had one
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3215101
I love my 6-line Wrasse
You can also get a secretive wrasse....they eat flatworms too
I almost had one
LOL ... my sixline was like your damsels. One of the happiest days was when my sixline got stuck in the overflow and I was finally able to get rid of him. The problem with sixlines is they're a 50/50 on whether or not they'll be little monsters in your tank or not. And if you do get the little monster, good luck trying to catch it.
http:///forum/post/3215101
I love my 6-line Wrasse
You can also get a secretive wrasse....they eat flatworms too
I almost had one
LOL ... my sixline was like your damsels. One of the happiest days was when my sixline got stuck in the overflow and I was finally able to get rid of him. The problem with sixlines is they're a 50/50 on whether or not they'll be little monsters in your tank or not. And if you do get the little monster, good luck trying to catch it.
frogdog
Member
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215105
LOL ... my sixline was like your damsels. One of the happiest days was when my sixline got stuck in the overflow and I was finally able to get rid of him. The problem with sixlines is they're a 50/50 on whether or not they'll be little monsters in your tank or not. And if you do get the little monster, good luck trying to catch it.
no sixline for me.
Good to know that mandarin's eat these flatworms, i already have one, and he's quite plump
http:///forum/post/3215105
LOL ... my sixline was like your damsels. One of the happiest days was when my sixline got stuck in the overflow and I was finally able to get rid of him. The problem with sixlines is they're a 50/50 on whether or not they'll be little monsters in your tank or not. And if you do get the little monster, good luck trying to catch it.
no sixline for me.
Good to know that mandarin's eat these flatworms, i already have one, and he's quite plump