Anyone know what fish eats flatworms

[Bobtail1075]

I have seems allot of flat worms lately. I'm wondering what fish I could get to eat them?

Thanks

 

[kissman]

wrasse will i think

 

[Bobtail1075]

I trade that some will but I want to see if anyone has had anyone luck with which ones or if anyone other fish are good at eating them. I refuse to do anyone chenicals so I'm trying to find a better mothod.

 

[fordguy1992]

i have a melanoona wrase. im shure i did not spell that right. he was about 40 bucks and with in 2 months i didnt have any more.

 

[kevinatwat1]

The Bicolor Dottyback, also called the Bicolor Pseudochromis or Royal Dottyback, is two bold colors; the anterior portion is purple and the posterior portion is bright yellow.
A 30 gallon or larger aquarium should be provided. The Bicolor Dottyback will not be intimidated by other fish and will defend its territory against fish two to three times its size. It will also eat ornamental shrimp and is a predator of nuisance bristleworms.

The diet should consist of meaty foods including brine shrimp and prepared frozen foods

 

[Bobtail1075]

Is it is your reef tank Kyle?

 

[reefjunkie42]

Flatworm exit. 100% safe if used as decribed

 

[St.james of reefdom]

six line wrasse,leopard wrasse,melanurus,radiant,hoevens,christmas,to name a few

 

[fordguy1992]

Yes it is in my 150 and has been there for almost two years

 

[Bobtail1075]

Awesome. Thanks you guys.

 

[Blugobi]

Hey Jeremy.....try this link http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

Also jim hit it on the head, all the "reef safe wrasses" tend eat flat worms as part of there diet. Not all flat worms are bad, but a good wrasse will keep them in check, unless you are having an out break which the link might help.

 

[Dave VG]

Six line wrasse cleaned them out of my tank. I put it in there for this very reason and haven't seen one sense. It's been the only fish in there by the way so I know it was eating them.

 

[thepircs]

My old six-line and my yellow coris wrasse ate them up......inexpensive fish.....can be temperamental

Dave

 

[reefjunkie42]

can I ask why you dont want to medicate?

 

[jmaiello04]

+1 Six line wrasse

 

[rogermccray]

My six line ate all my flatworms...then proceeded to kill my mandarin since they are both pod eaters...so, just make sure you read up on anything you add as some of them can be terrors.

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[Bobtail1075]

Thank you everyone.... I didn't want to use meds because I know there are allot of fish that eat them and they aren't really bad. I know someone that did the meds and it killed all the flatworms but the die off killed everything in the tank.

 

[rogermccray]

Thank you everyone.... I didn't want to use meds because I know there are allot of fish that eat them and they aren't really bad. I know someone that did the meds and it killed all the flatworms but the die off killed everything in the tank.

If you follow the instruction at melev's reef you shouldn't have any die off, I have done it before and it wasn't a problem. The key is that you have to get out as many of the flatworms as you can before you do the treatment.

 

[ParanoidObseshn]

I had a previous tank setup and it had a sixline in it. It was loaded with flatworms and I dont think it even attempted to eat them. Oddly enough my velvet damsel that was in my other tank cleaned out all the flatworms from the display within a week or two.