What is a good fish/invert to eat flat worms?

sx450 rider

sx450 rider

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I have a Flatworm problem and need some help finding a type of fish or invert to get rid of them. I have heard a six line wrasses will eat them but i cant find any info on it. i have a 55 gallon reef tank with a blue tang, scooter blenny, false perc, wheeler gobi, and one spot fox face.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Some six lines will, some won't. This can be said for most wrasses, as well as your scooter blenny.
I have a Yellow Coris Wrasse that eats smaller bristleworms, but doesn't touch the larger ones.
You already have some rather large fish for your tank, so I really don't recommend adding a fish just for control. There are other methods to ridding your tank of these creatures. WHY do you want to get rid of the bristleworms? Are they common bristleworms? These are excellent members to your CUC
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Hmm, there is a flatworm eating nudibranch out there. But, I don't know if there would be any compatability issues with your current live stock. I'de have to do more research to make sure.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/5/short
 
sx450 rider

sx450 rider

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Thanks guys. I have bristleworms too but im not worried about them. i have little brown flat worms all over the tank.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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i think ur gravel substrate is also providing a good breeding home for the flatworms! Id try and siphon out as many as the flatworms with a baster as u can and than idk from their LOL!!!!
Good luck hopefully those lil guys will go bye bye!
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Flat worm exit is a viable alternative to natural means of ridding your tank of flat worms. Use caution, however, and read the fine print before using it.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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Flat worm exit does work, but just be careful and have pleny of water on hand for massive water change. Use either a baster or ridgid air line and tubing to suck out as many as you can see. When they die, they release toxins into the water. Run carbon and extra flow.
Like I said in my other post, I had so many the first time I treated my tank, Even with a water change I lost 3 adult seahorses, and a jaw fish. I almost lost a small clown. Its tail rotted off from the toxins. It did recover and grew back most of its tail though.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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I had a Convotriloba problem for a couple years until introduced the second Mandarin Dragonet (female). Took about three months before I could no longer find one. Could have been coincidence.
 
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