Tiny brown flatworms

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

Probably hundreds appeared seemingly overnight on the glass. What should I do?

 

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

And I am going to pick up a wrasse tomorrow

 

[Brian Treadwell]

Had flat worms and bought 2 yellow corse wrasse and it took a few weeks but all flat worms gone

 

[lolmatt]

These are usually photo synthetic. They love to hang out on euphyllia polyps, a 5 minute dip should get rid of most if they're on your coral. In all likelihood they are, if there are that many on the glass. Typically not harmful unless they get in the hundreds and you kill them all at once with flatworm x or something.

 

[Billdogg]

I tried manual removal. Couldn't even put a dent in them. FWE twice, the 2nd time at 2x dosage. Knocked them back but still had way too many. Got a Blue Star Leopard wrasse pair. They eradicated them from my tank in about a week.

 

[lolmatt]

As a bonus, leopards are beautiful particularly that species.

 

[w2inc]

Spotted Mandarines took care of them for me. Awesome fish to look at as well.

 

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

Picked up a green coris and melanurus yesterday. Sealed up the canopy so I dont have any suicides. I'll make sure and post updates.

 

[Billdogg]

Beware the green coris wrasse. I had one for about a year that seemed like a model citizen. Then it went rogue and started killing it's tankmates. I tried nets, bottle trap, etc. I finally resorted to a #10 barbless fly fishing hook to catch the little bugger. I took him to my LFS where he was placed in the predator tank with large lions, triggers (including a undulated) and a couple eels. He held his own.

I'll never have another.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yep- Flatworms. Melanurus wrasse and Flatworm exit will be your best bet for batttle