Spiderguardnano Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 so I've been seeing more and more brown flat worms in my tank and i have a six line in the tank but it doesn't seem like he's interested in the brown flat worms i was just curious to how you guys beat the brown flat worms Link to comment
Lawnman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Flatworm exit! Do a treatment then another 7 days later then another one 7 days later. I always dip my corals in flatworm exit and coral rx mixed in a bucket 3 times the recommended strength. Also do you not check your pm's? I sent you a message 10 days ago and you never read it lol. Link to comment
thegambler26 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Flat worms can be tough to get rid of. I've never used flatworm exit.Although I've read of some peoples success using it. It takes patience but I've always sucked em out during water changes or with a turkey baster. Then I cut back greatly on my feeding for a while. Once they run out of food the problem usually goes away. It just takes time. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Flatworm exit! Do a treatment then another 7 days later then another one 7 days later. I always dip my corals in flatworm exit and coral rx mixed in a bucket 3 times the recommended strength. Also do you not check your pm's? I sent you a message 10 days ago and you never read it lol. I just dont know how i got flat worms i used coral rx on every coral i added I never got your message try sending it again Flat worms can be tough to get rid of. I've never used flatworm exit.Although I've read of some peoples success using it. It takes patience but I've always sucked em out during water changes or with a turkey baster. Then I cut back greatly on my feeding for a while. Once they run out of food the problem usually goes away. It just takes time. What is there main food source? i dont really feed my tank im trying to starve my sixline so it will hopefully go after my flatworms Link to comment
thegambler26 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I think it's the detritus and little left over bits of food and fish waste. Sucking em out, blowing off the rocks to get the excess detritus and food out has always helped me control them. I think completely getting rid of them once there in your tank might be impossible. Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I could be wrong but arent brown flat worms harmelss Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Springer's Damsel ate all the flatworms in my tank. Link to comment
thegambler26 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I could be wrong but arent brown flat worms harmelssharmless for the most part, unsightly in mass quantities though. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I had no idea brown flat worms were harmless? Link to comment
thegambler26 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I had no idea brown flat worms were harmless? in the past I've had the big brown ones which didn't do anything bad that I could see, they were just really ugly. In plague proportions they can be detrimental. The little ones with the red dot didn't seem to bother too much either. I guess if they die off in mass proportion they can poison your tank but I've never had that happen. There is a variety that eats acropora but they're not brown. http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/aboutcoraldiseases/a/Flatworms-In-Reef-Tanks.htm. Here's some basic info. Link to comment
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