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Yeah get it out before it goes missing and multipliesJust started looking at pics and I think you’re correct also read they will grow out of hand. Oh nooooooooo thanks for the reply.
John
Thanks for your comments vetteguy. Funny you mention a nutrient rich environment. I probably removed 50 or so but they appear to be confined in the back corner of my tank in the gravel which has a dead spot for flow and I’ve been contemplating a power head for this area. My levels have been good with the exception of 0 phosphate which I’ve been slowly adding. I will research a power head to complement my reafwave 25 on the opposite corner of my Red Sea xl200.No need to panic.
Flatworms do not eat or hurt corals but if allowed to grow in enough numbers they can block a coral from getting enough light. These reddish brown "flat" worms will appear on the tank glass, the sand, on your corals ... on everything in the tank when in numbers.
Flatworms are usually an indicator of high nutrients in a system. The best way to remedy them is to siphon out all visible (as much as possible) perhaps a couple times a day (small water changes which also helps reduce the nutrient load). If you can remove affected corals & rocks, bring them to your sink & quickly rinse with lukewarm water. They cannot tolerate freshwater & will detach instantly. Add fresh reef carbon to your system, perhaps even a Polyfilter & be sure your skimmer is operating properly because again, Flatworms thrive in nutrient rich environments.
Try not to fret over Flatworms. They aren't hurting anything & when the nutrients are lowered, many times they will disappear overnight.
Some fish, mainly wrasses will eat them. Some wrasses are: Yellow cors, lunare, melanurus and 6 lined.
How many are you seeing?
what he said, don't panic, these guys gotta get pretty high numbers before they are an issue. a couple species only want to live on the coral surface, they cause the most hassle, yours are not themNo need to panic.
Flatworms do not eat or hurt corals but if allowed to grow in enough numbers they can block a coral from getting enough light. These reddish brown "flat" worms will appear on the tank glass, the sand, on your corals ... on everything in the tank when in numbers.
Flatworms are usually an indicator of high nutrients in a system. The best way to remedy them is to siphon out all visible (as much as possible) perhaps a couple times a day (small water changes which also helps reduce the nutrient load). If you can remove affected corals & rocks, bring them to your sink & quickly rinse with lukewarm water. They cannot tolerate freshwater & will detach instantly. Add fresh reef carbon to your system, perhaps even a Polyfilter & be sure your skimmer is operating properly because again, Flatworms thrive in nutrient rich environments.
Try not to fret over Flatworms. They aren't hurting anything & when the nutrients are lowered, many times they will disappear overnight.
Some fish, mainly wrasses will eat them. Some wrasses are: Yellow cors, lunare, melanurus and 6 lined.
How many are you seeing?
yeah they are staying at the crusty side of townThanks for your comments vetteguy. Funny you mention a nutrient rich environment. I probably removed 50 or so but they appear to be confined in the back corner of my tank in the gravel which has a dead spot for flow and I’ve been contemplating a power head for this area. My levels have been good with the exception of 0 phosphate which I’ve been slowly adding. I will research a power head to complement my reafwave 25 on the opposite corner of my Red Sea xl200.
respectfully John
Good. They’re waiting for the siphon. Keep sucking them upThanks for your comments vetteguy. Funny you mention a nutrient rich environment. I probably removed 50 or so but they appear to be confined in the back corner of my tank in the gravel which has a dead spot for flow and I’ve been contemplating a power head for this area. My levels have been good with the exception of 0 phosphate which I’ve been slowly adding. I will research a power head to complement my reafwave 25 on the opposite corner of my Red Sea xl200.
respectfully John