flat worms and zoos and palys

[pondy]

Well i havent had a flat water problem before, but I just went through one and treated my tank for them and I am wondering about what nusance flat worms can do to palys and zoos.
The reason I ask is because I have quite a few and I have never had a problem with them but as soon as the flat worms showed up some started to close and get the black film that if not cleaned off will melt them away. ... Has any one else had this problem with flat worms?

 

[Curtie44]

I had a flatworm problem back in March. I finally treated for them in April. They never caused any problems with any of my zoas or palys. I saw them mostly on my Galaxia and shrooms.

 

[pondy]

interesting I treated for them and they are now gone, but this was the second time that I had them and around the same time I noticed the same thing with my zoos and palys.

 

[regina]

flat worms

flat worms

Now I was told that white flat worms wont hurt anything?????? How do you get rid of them?

 

[pondy]

Flat work exit. It worked greatly

 

[regina]

thanks

thanks

:spin1: thanks so much pondy

 

[bandsaw2]

I had them a while back and the only thing they would bother was the mushrooms.I added a wrasse and have not seen one in over a year.

 

[pondy]

is it a six line wrasse? I have had them and they do a great job at controling flat worms but they control everything else in the tank. Expecially other wrasses so I opt out of a six line.

 

[bandsaw2]

no it's a Melanurus.It doesn't bother anything.Nice looking too.

 

[pondy]

any way you could get me a picture? I am thinkong about taking some fish out of my tank and replacing them with a wrasse and maybe another gobby. If you could get me a picture or the scientific name of the wrasse that you got that would be way awesome.

 

[bandsaw2]

here's a picture of mine.

Scientific Name Halichoeres melanurus
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=977&cid=290

 

[bandsaw2]

my picture didn't show up...????
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