Flatworm exit?

[Stlfan]

So I'm seeing some flatworm activity on my shrooms, should I treat or not? So far doesn't seem to be harming anything but don't want it to get out of hand.

 

[cloak]

Before you start adding chemicals to the tank, you might want to siphon out as many as you can first. Also, if it's not too much trouble to remove the coral a quick dip in some freshwater will cause almost all of the flatworms to fall right off. GL.

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

 

[CoralBeauty13]

All the above is true. I have used FWE three time now and some died, but they are on steroids now. Not for one minute think that are harmless, ever see a normal red mushroom covers in about 50 little bastards, I have a 180gl, full of softies. leathers so irritated, they shed, and shrink. Mushrooms verily open...get them out. I will have to have tank maintenance until they are handled. Two fish didn't take well to the treatment, so I wont do it again.nGood luck, get it handled.

 

[Mrs B]

Just dip them in plain Ro water my hubby had an out break of flat worm and I mean a big outbreak.
We dipped them in RO and they instantly fell off, I have never seen so many in my life.
We put the corals back in the tank but they sulked for a day or so but they soon starting blooming again.

If we ever have a flatworm problem again this is the method I will be using for sure.

 

[smatter]

Flatworm Exit didn't work for me. I did multiple treatments, increasing the dosage each time and they just laughed at me. It did kill all of my Stomatella snails and brittle stars and who knows what else. I was flatworm-free until my Bluestripe Pipefish was eaten by a coral. I would have been better off just replacing the fish because the tank was never the same after the treatment and has been since decommissioned.

 

[samaytt]

It worked good for me. I now dip all my corals before putting them in.