Flatworm 🆔 and solutions

[Lin0826]

can someone help identify what kind of flatworm are those? They are staying on flesh of torch and causing it to shrink. Flatworm exit does not work, I put 4 drop in this cup and nothing happened.

 

[ReefQuestCorals]

Maybe some type of Acoel Flatworm? Reef builders talked about a new type of flatworm they hadnt seen a few years ago, would go along with their story if found on Euphyllia

Watch Out for a New More Damaging Euphyllia Flatworm | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Coral pests are pretty much a fact of life for any reef aquarist or coral gardener, and these parasites and diseases range from slightly irritating to downright lethal. Recently we documented our…

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[Lin0826]

Maybe some type of Acoel Flatworm? Reef builders talked about a new type of flatworm they hadnt seen a few years ago, would go along with their story if found on Euphyllia

Watch Out for a New More Damaging Euphyllia Flatworm | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Coral pests are pretty much a fact of life for any reef aquarist or coral gardener, and these parasites and diseases range from slightly irritating to downright lethal. Recently we documented our…

reefbuilders.com

Thank you. This actually might be the same as what I have right now, coral RX does kill them, I dipped all corals few month ago and just found them came back yesterday. I guess I just have to do it every week to get rid of them…

 

[ReefQuestCorals]

Thank you. This actually might be the same as what I have right now, coral RX does kill them, I dipped all corals few month ago and just found them came back yesterday. I guess I just have to do it every week to get rid of them…

Try a Bayer dip. BRS has a good video on how to dip with Bayer

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[ReefQuestCorals]

Also yes I forgot to mention only 1 dip will not do if they have laid eggs.. You would have to do weekly dips, and best case set up a quarantine system to isolate the affected corals?

 

[bluemon]

You can also use flatwormexit which is reef safe.

Just don’t do it on a tank that is filled with flatworms as the die off can crash a tank.

Also one or two flatworms is natural in a tank and is harmless imo

 

[Parrottbay]

Try Wormageddon dip for flatworms, new product but works like a charm.