ID flat worm

[die4lulu]

Hi, I got a bunch of these guys on my hammer head the day I got it. They are pretty huge. I did a freshwater dip on the hammer. A bunch of them fell off, but some are still found in my aquarium. New to this forum. Not sure if I posted the picture correctly..

 

[KJ]

Waminoa sp.

 

[die4lulu]

Would a wrasse take care of them?

 

[KJ]

Six line wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

 

[reef lover]

Hi, I got a bunch of these guys on my hammer head the day I got it. They are pretty huge. I did a freshwater dip on the hammer. A bunch of them fell off, but some are still found in my aquarium. New to this forum. Not sure if I posted the picture correctly..

Did u mean freshwater dip? Generally corals are dipped in coral Rx, revive, interceptor, or even Bayer but I've never heard of freshwater dipping them. Did the coral survive the dip?

 

[die4lulu]

The dip was about 15 seconds and almost all of them came off. But the coral did not like the dip at all! Almost instantly a slim coat appeared all over the coral. I read a couple of articles online that LPS was ok to dip to up to a minute. But I wouldn't.

 

[die4lulu]

But it survived and recovered completely 2 days later.

 

[ahiggins]

@KJ is right. They cover soft tissue of coral and block out the light, eventually killing them. I'm not sure what will get rid of them :(

 

[KJ]

Try Flat Worm Exit?

 

[JaimeAdams]

I stuck a melanurus wrasse in my tank to take care of any straggling pests.
You can fresh water dip coral. They won't like it much at all, but it can certainly be done and most pests will drop off. Personally, I like Bayer.

 

[Shaun Sweeney]

Just went thru the flatworm problem and used Flatworm eXit. It certainly kills them by the thousands but the jury is out on whether any eggs might have survived. No sign of the adults so far.

 

[scardall]

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[nwayne567]

Flat worm exit. Follow directions, will not harm corals or fish, it might mess with any bristle starfish you have. Suck as many out as you can with a siphon because when they die they throw out a toxin that can harm coral and fish.