Flatworms?

[reefpeeper]

Are these things flatworms on frag plug? Are they bad? What is best to get rid of them?

 

[twilliard]

Yes those are flatworm
Easy to rid of :-)

 

[Hawain_Rob]

Idk about easy..lol

 

[twilliard]

Yes flatworm are easy to rid of with the right instructions
I have studied these guys for years :-)
That's why I say..
Pest control :-)

 

[twilliard]

If you want to know how to rid of them a little info is needed. Total water volume?

 

[Hawain_Rob]

Compared to other pest theyre easy I guess. I've had them for months now. I used flatworm exit and no luck. Went thru an entire bottle of it. So today I got myself a natural born killer of flatworms..lol..I hope a melanurus wrasse!!

 

[reefpeeper]

Total water volume is about 45-50 gallons

 

[twilliard]

FWE has it limitations. After dose #2 flatworm laughs at the treatment.
There is a safe method for removal of these guys :-)
I fish might work but what I have noticed is that a fish can only hamper what's in the display.
Now if there is a sump or fuge they also reside in there almost unseen.
My first line of attack is peroxide. Absolutely harmless to the system

 

[twilliard]

Total water volume is about 45-50 gallons

Do you run a sump or just a display?

 

[reefpeeper]

I have a ten gallon sump. By the way it is probly about 35-40 gallons total system volume. I was thinking sump was 10 gallons

 

[twilliard]

Ok so you would have to treat the whole system.
Do you run a filter sock at your sump?
If you want these gone, and they will be, you need a way to catch them before they die

 

[reefpeeper]

No i do not, but i do have a filter sock if needed

 

[twilliard]

Ok so here is how you would get rid of these with almost no toxins released.
With your volume add 7Ml of 3% peroxide to the tank. Harmless to the tank
Dose this amount for 3 days.
Now peroxide in this amount won't kill them but they will release from the surfaces they are on.
They get into the water column and end up in the overflow sock.
This is the safest way to start against flatworm.

 

[Battlecorals]

I'd call that wrasse food!

 

[reefpeeper]

Ok. Will try that first. If it does not work i will buy some flatworm exit

 

[reefpeeper]

I'd call that wrasse food!

What type of wrasse works best? I have a sixline but does not seem to be eating them

 

[reefpeeper]

So these things dont actually eat coral but in large quantities are a nuisance. Correct?

 

[Hawain_Rob]

Six line are evil!!

 

[Hawain_Rob]

So these things dont actually eat coral but in large quantities are a nuisance. Correct?

Correct. When killed in your tank they release toxins that are no bueno. That's why if you use flatworm exit you need to run plenty carbon.

 

[reefpeeper]

Six line are evil!!

I know but only in frag tank for now. Only fish in there at the moment