Flat worm eating wrasse

[orcafood]

What are some reef safe wrasses that eat flatworms?
I really like the color on Radiant wrasses, but can anyone confirm that they eat red flatworms?

 

[crt81]

Sixlines will eat them, but they can be aggressive at times!

 

[orcafood]

Yea, I know that Six lines will eat them, but I was looking for something more towards the Halichoeres wrasses.

 

[drtrash]

What does a red flat worm look like? red/flat...Saw something on glass could not ID, looked kinda redish with yellow

 

[abereefur]

ummm. a sixline will work, but if you want non-aggressive flat worm terminators, try scooter blennies. worked wonders in my tanks.

 

[cateyes]

IME, leopard wrasses will eat them....

 

[orcafood]

Does anyone have a radiant wrasse or melanurus wrasse that they can confirm eat red flatworms and are reef safe?
Thanks

 

[FishboyBT]

I think yellow coris wrasses do

 

[jda]

My leopards will also destroy them.

 

[buzzbombtom]

have seen radiants eat them before but remember its not a sure bet that all will do it.

 

[gasman059]

radiant/yellow/leopard/4line/6line. all will do the trick.

 

[orcafood]

will a radiant wrasse in my 90 (with 20g fuge) be a problem since I have a mandarin?

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

My melanurus loves flatworms!

 

[flameangel88]

Does radiant wrasse eat cleaner shrimps or fire shrimps? Thanks.

 

[yeldarbj]

I've got a Halichoeres melanurus. I can't confirm that it eats flatworms, but I've never seen one in the tank. It plays nicely with the other fish, just not another wrasse. I've got a cleaner shrimp and fire shrimp that it has never touched. It's an all around beautiful, inexpensive reef safe fish, although it has been known to throw around some snails. It's never touched a coral.

 

[orcafood]

Do melanurus or radiant bother clams?

 

[yeldarbj]

I added a clam about 2 months ago. I had the same concern, but my melanurus hasn't even looked in the clam's direction.

 

[Ruskin]

My sixline decimated a red flatworm infestation I had. Everyone always says they are very aggressive and to be careful, but mine was a model citizen and never bothered anything. Cool little fish IMO.

Matt

 

[7thheaven]

I have juv mystery wrasse and a lot of Flatworms (red planaria)

For killing them, I put scooter blenny and green spotted mandarin. but no working.

If I put radiant, melanurus or six line wrasse, he can kill these wrasse?

 

[orcafood]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12501921#post12501921 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 7thheaven

If I put radiant, melanurus or six line wrasse, he can kill these wrasse?

In theory, yes (if you meant to ask if the wrasses will eat flatworms)