I have flatworms

[Tyronius]

mine are red with a yellow dot...

 

["Umm fish?"]

These are what the nasty ones look like:

http://coralboard.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7

http://www.starfish.ch/invertebrates-Wirbellose/worms-Wuermer/Waminoa-sp.html

Mine are roughly copepod size, mostly transparent, and I only ever see them on the glass.

 

[svb57]

I have had FW in my system for 4 years now and they stay under control. Never used FWe and I do have a Six Line Wrasse.

I do about 50g water change every 3 months on a total system volume of 700 gallons. Probably smaller fish bio load then most people and more LR then most, about 550 lbs so not sure all that adds to it all....

Always like to see peoples tanks that give advise....so heres mine.

 

[Tyronius]

wow! nice set up.

 

[Tyronius]

mine look like these

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4890754/flatworms-main_Full.jpg

 

[spleify]

Here you go bud

 

[spleify]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14994459#post14994459 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by "Umm, fish?"
I don't know. I used to have some that ate cyanobacteria. Those weren't too bad

Man those would be good to have. :lol:

 

[Tyronius]

Thanks spleify, I dont know how to add pics...

 

[spleify]

No prob. All you have to do is copy the link and paste it in the "img" link. If you hit the post reply button there are a lot of different things you can do.

HTH

 

[spleify]

Heres an editoral of how to do it

http://reefcentral.com/faqs/imgcode/IMG CODE.htm

 

[Tyronius]

I see, thanks

 

[Tyronius]

how do you post a quote?

 

[phillipj2]

those flatworms are crazy looking how did you get them with rock, or from coral.

 

[Tyronius]

with rock

 

[phillipj2]

Amazing i guess i shoundnt complain about the rock i received with a mantis considering all the bad things that come on rock and coral. Like red bugs ect. I think i am going to set up a quarentine tank for all new anything i buy. Then montor for a while.

 

[spleify]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14994747#post14994747 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tyronius
how do you post a quote?

Over the the right side of a post there is a "quote" button. Click that and it will bring to to a reply page.

Give it a try.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Man those would be good to have.

Like I say, though, the bacteria reproduced faster than the worms. Sigh.

To get the quote, I typed this except without the asterisks:

[quote*]Man those would be good to have.[/quote*]

Those are pretty flatworms!! Unfortunately, pretty usually means poisonous in this hobby.... I hope they go away easily for you.

 

[CBehr]

I've read dosage ranging from 1-2 drops per gallon up to 4-5 drops. Doesn't this stuff kill hermits/snails?

 

[spleify]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14997275#post14997275 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CBehr
Doesn't this stuff kill hermits/snails?

Nope

 

[Zooid]

I've heard it makes the snails/hermits less active until it is removed by water changes and carbon but I haven't heard of any deaths from it unless they didn't siphon the flatworms out before they dosed the Flatworm eXit. In this case it was the toxins from the excess flatworms dying.