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Ive got lots of these little buggers. My corals that are in there seem fine (yumas, zoas, gsp, toadstool, gorgonian) but I will be adding a great variety in about 30 daye from my other system. Should I flatworm exit it or wait to see if my fish keep them under control when I add them? I just added my first fish from quarantine (allens damsel).
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I dont think the damsle will help. Best bet is to siphon as many out as possible and get a wrasse that fits your tank.
 

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Melanurus wrasse would devours these and any lil creatures that move great for pest control, I added a six line to my tank and I don’t think I will ever have a reef without any of these 2 fishes especially the Melanurus he’s so aggressive with pest
 
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I dont think the damsle will help. Best bet is to siphon as many out as possible and get a wrasse that fits your tank.
I didnt have high hopes for the damsel either but I just watched him pick one off the glass, so he's doing something at least!
 
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Update: Allen's Damsels (at least this one) are apparently a good natural control for these things. There were probably several hundred visible flatworms yesterday when I added him, and now there are a few dozen that I can see, and I'm more worried about my damsel bursting than I am about the flatworm investation now...
 

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Update: Allen's Damsels (at least this one) are apparently a good natural control for these things. There were probably several hundred visible flatworms yesterday when I added him, and now there are a few dozen that I can see, and I'm more worried about my damsel bursting than I am about the flatworm investation now...

lol my Melanurus has a lil gut looks like is border live about to pop I have hundreds of tiny bristle worms but when I feed he still acts like he hasn’t eaten in days lol lol pig
 

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