Does everyone have FLATWORMS?

[Newreeflady]

I'm trying to find live rock for my new tank, but now two setups being offered locally have had flatworms. I had them in my 65g and they are a real pain! Does everyone have these now, or am I just getting lucky to find people who do?

BTW, the only thing that worked in my 65g was addition of a leopard wrasse and mandarinfish. Not sure who did what, but I think it was the wrasse. If you have flatworms, and a large enough tank and sandbed to support one of these, you might want to consider the addition.

-A

 

[zapata41]

i dont have flatworms, i have a HOG of a six line wrasse that takes care of most everything unwanted in the tank. also try Flatworm Exit by salifert for you live rock to kill them off.


Tim

 

[slojmn]

I have been extremely lucky, I have never had any flatworms in all my years, of reefing cept for the harmless whitish ones when you first set up a system...quickly knocking on wood and invoking wood fairies to continue to keep pesty flatworms away from my reef. I am at the point of not wanting to add anything else into my system for fear of getting a pest. Although, there is this one acro I still want .

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I freshwater soak all LR before I put it in my tank
I had a 100 lbs from a guy who had flatworms
The rock was "dead" anyways = white
So I didn't feel bad
Better to dip everything before it goes in your tank
You would be amazed maybe at what you can find for hitchhikers

 

[Shoestring Reefer]

I've got flatworms, clear and brown/red. They aren't a problem, their numbers declined on their own. I always tell people when I sell livestock.

 

[MarksReef]

I have NONE. I quarantine all my rock and corals in flatworm exit before they go into my main tank. OHH and I'll admit, I'm lucky too that none slipped by on me either.

 

[flyhigh123]

no

did one in a nano, and did FWE, worked like a charm

 

[rhiggsbear]

none here - I have never had them.

 

[reverai]

I had them for a while but they went away on their own over several months in both of my salt water tanks without anything I did.

Steve

 

[kysmith]

not all flatworms are bad

 

[whiteshark]

Exactly kysmith. I have a ton of benign flatworms which don't bother anything.