What eats red flatworms?

[reefer1024]

What fish are known to eat red flatworms? This is for a 34 gallon cube, so the smaller the better.

I have heard of a 6 line doing it. Any others?

 

[Wolverine]

There are a ton of fish that might eat flatworms. There are none that are a sure bet.

 

[Grouperhead]

I'd try a sixline or possum wrasse. Like Wolverine said though, it may or may not work.

 

[reefer1024]

I always like the possum wrasses. Do they keep there markings when they get older?

 

[Grouperhead]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13450428#post13450428 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefer1024
I always like the possum wrasses. Do they keep there markings when they get older?

I'm pretty sure they keep the stripes and their red gets deeper with age. I've seen possum wrasses a couple of times at the LFS, and they are awesome. I want one really bad, but have no room

 

[silverwolf72]

Also heard a coris wrasse will eat flatworms for a fellow reefer

 

[backfish]

I had a twin spot hogfish that picked em out of a QT tank like candy- dont know if that is common for the species though

 

[reefer1024]

Im looking into getting a 4 line wrasse right now. I really like the way they look. What do you think?

 

[goldenfamaliy]

I have a red scooter blenny that ate the red flat worms. Got some on a clump of zoas. He was picking them off as fast as the appeared. kept the zoa colony closed up for a day. Have not seen any for a few weeks.

 

[saltwater creep]

i use a radiant wrasse and spotted mandarins as well as sixlines

 

[nismo_32]

fourline wrsses work better than sixlines. more probability of it eating them.

 

[jankyjameson]

i have a pygmy possum wrasse in my 50g and it does not seem to show any interest in red flatworms at all. it is one of my favorite fish though, i've had it for about a year and a half now. has tons of personality.

 

[gsxr750]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13465087#post13465087 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltwater creep
i use a radiant wrasse and spotted mandarins as well as sixlines

+1 on both radiant and mandarin never had a sixline but I do hear people use a sixline.

 

[FastFish720]

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