OK what reef fish eats Flatworms?

[RBU1]

I heard about a 6 line...

I wuold like to hear some success stories.

Thanks

 

[sportzfish]

Many wrasses under the species heliochores such as yellow coris, pink belly yellow coris etc. I have had both and they seem to know where to pick, as in the base on corals for the worms.

 

[Wolverine]

There are many fish that may eat flatworms. None are a sure bet to do it. Any fish that you'll see named as a fish to do it, I've seen completely ignore fw. So make sure you get a fish that you want to keep even if it doesn't do the job you're looking for.

 

[Beandawg]

I've had flatworms in plague proportions. I've tried just about every fish recommended in books for elimination of flatworms, and watched in dismay as none of them even looked at a flatworm. I've tried flatworm exit, and succeeded in killing a large amount of flatworms without killing my coral etc... Accidentally, I found a fish that actually ate flatworms for me. Orangetail damsels (3) demolished what flatworms were left in the wake of flatworm exit.

 

[jd474]

mandarins and scooter blennies are also a good place to start, along with the sixline (if you have a proper tank for them, of course)

 

[ourmanflint]

Ornate Wrasse! Devours flatworms.

 

[iLLwiLL]

I have seen my blue green chromis pound them down like potato chips.

~Will.

 

[TheBennyJ]

I've got a sixline that took care of my little flatworm problem, it took a long time to notice a difference though, but sooner or later there aren't any adult sized flatworms anywhere in the tank

 

[Krystalklear]

I, too, had a six-line that took care of a minor problem. Without knowing I placed a coral attached to a rock with FW into my tank (that was before dipping), the 6-line in the tank took care of it. It would constantly return to the new addition, hover it, and peck.

Maybe it was hungry and liked the change of menu.

 

[Phoenix19]

My Red Scooter Blenny took care of mine. I had so many all over the place. I added it just because I wanted to and was pleasantly surprised to see the flatworms disappear.

 

[docs911]

Hawk fish

 

[BigRick]

My green Mandarin demolished a huge population in one week! Was eating them straight off the corals

 

[jd474]

forgot Melanurus wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)