Eradicating flatworms?

[cmjreef]

Give me your best natural solutions. What types of fish and inverts are best suited to this job in a reef tank? Specifically an sps dominated reef. I appreciate any input.

 

[Rueg]

There is no natural method that I know of that will totally get rid of them. Flatworm Exit is your best bet. There are a few wrasses that MAY snack on them. But they will not eliminate them. Same with Mandarins.

 

[catdoc]

I got very lucky and my mandarin loved to eat flatworms, never saw another one once he was done.

 

[reef165]

this may seem kinda off but ive seen it done. Dont do anything, they will get really bad and eat up all their food then within a couple days they will all die and for some reason they dont release there toxin, maybe they live off it when the food suply runs out, i dont know but i do know it works with no ill happenings. it takes a couple months is the only downfall.

 

[Gino555]

Six lane wrasse.

 

[DGL]

If you can find them, Blue Velvet Sea Slugs eat flat worms like a vacuum cleaner. I used them in a 125 a few years ago and they totally eradicated the flat worms. Unfortunately, when all of the flat worms were gone the Blue Velvet Slugs died, as the flat worms were their sole diet.