Flatworm Infestation "HELP!"

Lighthousebay · Jan 21, 2010

We are in a bit of a pickle where the flatworms are concerned ... they obviously came in on some liverock, coral or polyps that we have in the tank. Doug did a 30 second fresh water rinse which did shed and kill numerous flatworms ... some of the coral adapted to the rinse, but others aren't doing so well.

Do any of you have any suggestions on how we can kill these buggers without injuring or killing our precious coral & Polyps? :help2:

Doug & Marjie

Ace25 · Jan 21, 2010

Flatworm Exit <---- Click Me

Cheech · Jan 21, 2010

^^^ what he said. The stuff got rid of mine.

DoctaQ · Jan 21, 2010

if your tank is big enough and you like them you can also look into a few wrasses
generally people say sixline wrasses but ive heard of melenarius? doing the job as well.
blue velvet nudibranch too, although these guys will starve once they run out of flatworms

davocean · Jan 22, 2010

FWE is easy and safe as long as you follow directions, that would be my choice.

Amphiprion · Jan 22, 2010

Be absolutely sure to siphon as many individuals before you begin the treatment. I mean thoroughly, otherwise you risk problems from the flatworms themselves. The treatment itself is actually safe, but the dying flatworms are not.

FtwayneFish · Mar 7, 2010

Flatworm exit is what ive heard works too, along with the wrasse, but they dont get em all.

They are ugly things i loath. 30bucks for the med at my lfs, its awful almost all have them and are always selling alot of FWE. Figures.


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