Will Salifert Flatworm Exit kill copepods?

MarineGirl411

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I have quite a few of the orange flatworms building up in my system and I'd like to get rid of them. I wanted to know, for sure, if using the Salifert Flatworm Exit will kill any copepods? I have a mandarin and I need to keep as many pods as possible. Thank you for your time.
 
No, because copepods, amphipods, etc. are in an entirely different phylum than flatworms. IME, and I've used it a lot on a large scale, it will only harm flatworms or their cousins; however, it does not even kill all flatworms. It does a great job of killing the ones you seem to have a problem with. IME it did not harm micro brittle stars, copepods, amphipods, fish, snails, or any other inverts. If it does it's most likely not the drug and more likely the flatworms disintegrating into your water. Make sure to follow the instructions carefully and ramp up the does slowly if needed. Definitely use carbon and have a water change ready to go (although I never found this necessary but is a good practice. If you use enough carbon you should have no problems).
 
I just noticed about 20 orange flatworms. I wasn't sure if they were harmful or not. Should I try to get rid of them?
 
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