mandarins and six line wrasse

I've seen claims that they might, but I have never seen anything to lend credence to those claims.
I've got red flat worms in my system. I also have a six line, and a Manderin.
Certain Coris Wrasses and the Melanarus(sp?) Wrasse are also supposed to eat them, but I have no proof to offer there, either. I bought a Melanarus and put him in my tank. My six line didn't like him, and chased him into my overflow. :(
 
OK thanks Larry. I just noticed some in my fuge so I was going to get a fish that eats them. I am nervous of chemical fixes.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10723131#post10723131 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by greggnyce
OK thanks Larry. I just noticed some in my fuge so I was going to get a fish that eats them. I am nervous of chemical fixes.



Having used FWE, more than once, I can tell you that the time to treat with FWE is now, as soon as you notice the little buggers. Using a small diameter tube (air tubing), siphon out as many as you can. FWE is not toxic to most of your critters, but dead FWs are.
Don't be stingy with the FWE, I'd even use a double dose. You want to hit them hard, and continue to siphon out the dead ones, as best you can.
Run your carbon, and do water changes as recommended on the FWE bottle.
Within two days, do a second treatment, same as the first, maybe even a slightly higher dose. You want to be positive you eliminate any that survived the first treatment. I found that they build a tolerance. I'm actually completely breaking down my entire system, largely because I have some super strong FWs.
 
I have a mandarin, and yes he does eat flatworms. I have very very few, and where they are the mandarin stalks that area!
 
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