Flat worms

[Frank]

Is ther anything out there that eats flat worms. My tank is loaded and I do not want to use FWexit. All help will be appreciated.

 

[joemarchetti]

some nudibranchs and a few wrasses have been known to as well as (possibly) blue damsels. if you have a lot of them you will want to do some serious manual removal by siphoning them out with an airline. that seems to work well and they don't die in mass excruding toxins into the tank. consistant manual removal paired with some predation can be a viable solution but is a bit of work too.

 

[Reef Pets]

Many different Wrasse will eat them. Get as many flat works out that you can and introduce a Wrasse. It shoudl take care of them. But, get as many out as possible

 

[scottyboys]

I had a sixline that kept them in check, I have a arrow crab but I have never seen him going for them, but I heard they do.

 

[chefzif]

Blue Velvet Nudibranch will destroy all flat worms living in the tank!

 

[Frank]

Will the nudibranch mess with my zoes and other corals.

 

[mevstheworld]

My sixline wrasse and blue damsels decimated my flatworm population. Every now and again I see one or two, other than that they are not a problem. There are so many places for them to hide/hang out it's almost impossible to tell if they are completely gone. Which I assume without chemicals you can never be totally free from them. There are several types of flatworms, have you identified what type you have?

 

[Russellaqua]

I've always liked sixline wrasses for flatworms. Plus they're a nice looking fish too.

 

[The Nomad]

Will the nudibranch mess with my zoes and other corals.

No, FW are all the blue velvet eats, so have someone lined up to give/sell the nudi to when you're done with it.

 

[scottyboys]

No, FW are all the blue velvet eats, so have someone lined up to give/sell the nudi to when you're done with it.

This is nice to know, since my sixline passed. I might have to try and find a friend with one.