Red flatworms seem to have disappeared after fluconazole and chemiclean?

[leroytigerjohnson]

So I have an 80g Seapora RR with all gulf liverock, and had a few issues I decided to treat (hair algae and some cyano). In the process, my INFESTATION of red flatworms has effectively disappeared. I don't know for sure what did it, but they are effectively gone. Anyone ever had a similar experience?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Which would be good but for the next 14 days inspect daily for any eggs which are tiny
Eggs generally unaffected by treatment and dips

 

[damsels are not mean]

So I have an 80g Seapora RR with all gulf liverock, and had a few issues I decided to treat (hair algae and some cyano). In the process, my INFESTATION of red flatworms has effectively disappeared. I don't know for sure what did it, but they are effectively gone. Anyone ever had a similar experience?

maybe they were eating the algae or the algae was creating habitat for their food

 

[dedragon]

maybe velvet nudibranchs could help, vette do you know if they eat the red flatworms?

 

[EugeneVan]

I have very good result with a school of 7 green chromis in my 200 gal. One week after I dploy them, all the red flatworms disappear. I love to have them in my tank for pest control.

 

[leroytigerjohnson]

maybe velvet nudibranchs could help, vette do you know if they eat the red flatworms?

The flatworms are gone is my point. I dosed fluconazole and chemiclean. Now they are gone. Neither is suppose to do anything to flatworms that I am aware of.

 

[CoralCandyAqua]

I have very good result with a school of 7 green chromis in my 200 gal. One week after I dploy them, all the red flatworms disappear. I love to have them in my tank for pest control.

Interesting! Ive never heard of chromis eating such a tiny bug. Ill try that next time i see some to see if i can get the same result!

 

[EugeneVan]

Interesting! Ive never heard of chromis eating such a tiny bug. Ill try that next time i see some to see if i can get the same result!

I got the idea from Humble Fish. https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/what-will-eat-flat-worms.722/ From time to time I can see my Chromis pick on something on the surface of the glass. I guess they say yummy lol. Watching a school of chromis is fun too. They are very active fish.

 

[leroytigerjohnson]

Nearly a year later, the flatworms never showed back up.