anyone have pics of flatworms?

[revautosports]

They are harmless in general. But when they die they release toxins and they have very powerful toxins. Flatworm exit will work but make sure you wipe them out on the first try as the survivors will build up immunity to the flatworm exit and become super flatworms.

 

[reefitup]

Here is how you can tell if they have become super flatworms. You have to look very closely at them. I got a pic of some that didn't die from Flatworm Exit so you can actually see a difference from the ones before the Exit and the ones after they were genetically altered. (Main ingredient in Flatworm Exit is actually similar to kryptonite)

I'm sorry. My apparent lack of self control got the best of me

 

[kiknchikn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11478585#post11478585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bunglito
Are these what you are seeing?

Those are a "harmless" variety of flatworm that feed on copepods I believe. I've had mine for years now and their population never reaches plague proportions, but it grows noticeably after a boom in my copepod population. I've never seen them harm anything in the tank.

If you have flatworms eating your zoanthids they most likely aren't that species right there.

 

[Namyar]

Flat worms stick I have had them twice. I think only because I didn't get rid of them all the first time.

 

[unbreakable]

how do they die though? can you use flatworm exit for this? theones i have are attached to the zoanthids so theyre not the harmless type

 

[DNA]

Red Planaria

 

[bunglito]

nietzsche

Increase flow, water change to reduce nutrients, run a skimmer, sixline or coris wrasse.
Flat worm exit does work to some extent however it would take 2 to 3 dosings over the course of a week or two and there is no guarantee. FWE also has a negative impact on sea stars, micro stars, fan worms, and I'm sure some other inverts.

 

[unbreakable]

i have 2 modified tunze 6025s, 1 koralia#1 and the return pump. i also just recently added the octo nw150 skimmer to the sump and have some chaeto

does the sixline really take care of the problem?

 

[bunglito]

I haven't heard too many stories of them taking care of the problem completely, but I've heard that they can play a large role in reducing the population and keep it managable. I also think six lines are a pretty cool fish in general. Make sure you have a top though because they can jump.

See my issue was in my quarantine, not my main tank, so I just dipped my corals in FWE and reef dip. Then bleached the tank.

 

[scottsdale454ss]

Here is how you can tell if they have become super flatworms. You have to look very closely at them. I got a pic of some that didn't die from Flatworm Exit so you can actually see a difference from the ones before the Exit and the ones after they were genetically altered. (Main ingredient in Flatworm Exit is actually similar to kryptonite)

I'm sorry. My apparent lack of self control got the best of me

i have those!

 

[buy_baff]

Yes flatworm exit will nuke them. Just be sure and follow the directions.