something on my mushroom

[gregbot9000]

ever since i had my mushroom i noticed these things on it.
they look like small, opaque pieces of tissue. i poked one the other day and it started moving in slug-like fashion. there is about 10-15 of them.
I dont know if you can tell from the pic...

(yes, i did just make an ID thread of this pic)

 

[drummereef]

I'm guessing you have flatworms?

 

[phoenixstar89]

definitely flatworms

 

[edwing206]

do flat worms eat mushrooms and stuff?

 

[drummereef]

They are definitely not good. They just multiply like rabbits and can smother corals. They feed on rotifers and phyto.

 

[gregbot9000]

what should i do...
and where did i get them from??

 

[Bin Weed]

there hitchhikers... use Saliferts flatworm eXit to get rid of them. Ive done it to both of my tanks with no flaws... goodluck

 

[jpgwold]

If you get a six line wrasse he not only is a nice addition to the tank but he will eat the flat worms. They are reef safe and pretty too.

 

[Croman]

I have successfully got rid of flatworms by siphoning with a rigid airline tube and airline hose. Create a suction and siphon the flatworms off the shrooms. Works every time.

 

[gregbot9000]

thanx guys! ill try the syphon..then if they come back, ill get the flatworm exit.

 

[dymaxiun]

In my nano tank I have the same problem... Salifert's Flatworm eXit will not work. I have tried to use that with no success. I am going to try a triple dose, because the normal/double dosages are not doing the job.

When i did the double dose it just seemed to **** them off, and the would move around in fast foward.

I am just tagging along with this thread to see if anyone ha a few other ideas outside of a Saliferts product.

I cannt use a fish because this is a fishless 10g nano so my options have to be limited. so a fish is out of the question..

 

[ben&bobbi]

i've had these on my green striped, i just did a 10-20 sec fresh water dip - they just fall off and die. have had to do it twice so far, but better than adding some treatment to my tank.