Flat Worms???
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fishysteve
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I'll come over and get a better look this week sometime. I can't tell from the picture.
Reefrus2003
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You can get a Blue Velvet Nudibranch, they eat flat worms.
Justin74
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There's never a sure thing when attempting a natural predator, I would advise not to use the nudibranch especially if you have a 50+ gal. system. There obligate feeders so when there food is done, so are they
And chances are it wont tell you its about to die, and poison your whole tank with its toxicity 
Ive heard and witness yellowfin damsels make quick work of them, I also have some blue green chromis that I got just for this purpose, and they do an exceptional job. But Id opt for the blue green chromis as they dont come with any territorial issues and make a great reef community fish. Sooner the better though , if you wait to long you may be contemplating flatworm exit soon. A turkey baster can help you in the meantime with your decsion, and just suck them up as you see them.Good luck.
-Justin
And chances are it wont tell you its about to die, and poison your whole tank with its toxicity Ive heard and witness yellowfin damsels make quick work of them, I also have some blue green chromis that I got just for this purpose, and they do an exceptional job. But Id opt for the blue green chromis as they dont come with any territorial issues and make a great reef community fish. Sooner the better though , if you wait to long you may be contemplating flatworm exit soon. A turkey baster can help you in the meantime with your decsion, and just suck them up as you see them.Good luck.-Justin
graveyardworm
Premium Member
Too many questions in my mind about possible interactions that FWE may have with other creatures in the tank, not to mention the toxicity of the flatworms as they die. Although many people have used it with success I am not one of them, the flatworms always come back, but that was a long time ago and I refuse to use it now. I did try Chelidonura Varians aka. Velvet Nudibranch, it certainly had an appetite for them as suggested, but disappeared after about a week never to be seen again. I would not recommend them for this purpose. Some Damselfish are reported to eat them as Justin suggested, and I have witnessed my Clarkii clownfish eating them, however my green Chromis doesnt. Now I just keep their population as low as possible with regular siphoning at water change time. I have read that thier population will eventually crash. The reasons for this seem to be unknown so I'm keeping my population low and hoping for the day when this happens.
blange3
Brewer and Reefer
Scooter blennies have always worked for me. I have one in a 7gallon mini-bow at the moment that had a pretty bad outbreak of flatworms. In a week he has the just about gone.
I'm trying to get him eating other foods at the moment, but when his food supply is gone he'll move to a 75 gallon with 100 lbs of pod breeding rock.
They're usually pretty easy to catch, so I plan on rotating him through my 3 tanks.
I'm trying to get him eating other foods at the moment, but when his food supply is gone he'll move to a 75 gallon with 100 lbs of pod breeding rock.
They're usually pretty easy to catch, so I plan on rotating him through my 3 tanks.
