Aefw!!!

[Reef Bass]

I had aefw for over a year and my large colonies dwindled into tiny frags. Some died. After inconsistent and sporadic attempts to battle aefw, I finally beat them by pulling each and every acro out of the tank and dipping once a week for six weeks straight without fail. I haven't seen a flatworm since week 3 of the treatment and it has been months since the treatment has ended.

 

[allsps40]

Removing the acros from the tank to dip will be hard since they have grown onto the rock or are glued down. Many of my other sps have fused many rock together at this point. Luckily I only have a few full on acros most are monti and milli in my tank but there are more than a few acros. But like I said pretty much all my acros are not able to be easily removed for dipping. I will be going up a LFS to get another wrasse most likely a six line, on payday.

 

[Reef Bass]

I had to mix dip in a 5 gallon bucket to dip my larger colonies encrusted on rock, usually upside down with tips at the bottom of the bucket and rock sticking up. Yes it was a pain.

Best of luck. I think aefw are the worst pest that one is likely to encounter.

 

[Allmost]

millies are an acro too, and unfortunetly, flatworms like millies alot too !


+1 on "I think aefw are the worst pest that one is likely to encounter. "

 

[Piper27]

I did the same thing reefbass did except used a 20 long and did 3 or 4 rotations. It's been about 6 months since the last dip. Good luck!

 

[karsseboom]

Aefw absolutely love millis...

 

[allsps40]

Well all my millis are happy and look great.

 

[Allmost]

Well all my millis are happy and look great.

you aer probably safe then ...

 

[allsps40]

Oh what is everyone using as a dip for AEFW? I am seeing a little STN on 2 acros but not much and it could be because I have not been keeping up on water changes and have not tested in a while. So it coul be me that is cause the slight STN but I dont know.

 

[Allmost]

AEFW does not cause STN.

[Edit : it would, but at first u see bite marks and no PE, startingfrom bottom up]

bite marks.

I would not Dip a corals that is STNing cause of other reasons like water chemistry.

if ure millies are safe and look good, then you are safe and the AEFW did not spread. lucky !

I have dipped in Revive, and freshwater. fresh is harsher, but works better IMHO.

 

[MammothReefer]

eh I wouldn't be so quick on that milli thing. I have lots of millis and have found my aefw have gone after main corals but not my millis this time around. Mostly smooth skinned stuff.

 

[Piper27]

I found that they were on the validias and such in the beginning. I dipped a bunch and thought they were gone. Then maybe two months later after seeing the "stn" on a coral I finally pulled it out and there they were. It was hard to see the bite marks until after I dipped it. Then I did an interceptor treatment for redbugs, then the aefw came back worse, I started noticing them on millies and validias. Thats when I nuckled down and dipped for 8 weeks the right way (well hopefully).

 

[Reef Bass]

I've had them on validas, tricolor, smooth skins and millis. IMHO, they are hardest to notice on millis.

Also IMHO and IME, visual inspections of millis are not sufficient to declare the absence of aefw. Aefw can hide in those scalloped coralites.

I used Melafix Marine to overcome them.

 

[Allmost]

I've had them on validas, tricolor, smooth skins and millis. IMHO, they are hardest to notice on millis.

Also IMHO and IME, visual inspections of millis are not sufficient to declare the absence of aefw. Aefw can hide in those scalloped coralites.

I used Melafix Marine to overcome them.

actually the PE of millies makes it the most obv to me ! specially if looking at the millie with macro lens or magnifying glasses.
they sure wont look happy

but I agree, the smoothed skin ones are easiest to spot them on as mammoth said..

but I guess if ure eyes are not used to it, u can miss it or even see bite marks as STN ... so never mind lol I tried haha

 

[Cardiff R33]

eh I wouldn't be so quick on that milli thing. I have lots of millis and have found my aefw have gone after main corals but not my millis this time around. Mostly smooth skinned stuff.

Agreed

 

[allsps40]

YEah I am not going to start dipping, still see no other signs of AEFW. Was just wondering what works best for them. My alk was low 6dkh so that may have been causing the STN.
My smooth acros are all happy and doing well also. Removed a few to look for AEFW and eggs, so far I have found none.
Look for a update in my 75g build thread.

 

[karsseboom]

Both cases I had Aefw. The very first coral that had them was a pink milli. Then the next coral to go was a blue milli, then the next coral to go was a red planet. My tri colors, nana, and granulosa never showed signs.