Flat worm invasion!

[Sxybeemr325]

Hello to you all,

Way back (probably in january), I posted a tread with pictures of brown little specs I had in my tank. We came to a conclusion that it was flatworms. I was advised by someone (can't remember who) to buy a six line wrasse (and i tought it would be a good idea) so i did. My wrasse will not eat the worms! I don't know if I just bought an anorexic wrasse (probably not because it is fat and nice looking) or if my wrasse is allergic to flat worms, but it won't even touch it. I never seen it eat 1 worm. My tank is filled with worms(I am talking about thousands of worms at this point). They even started to move on polyps and on corals.... i tryed to do water changes but the worms won't get suctionned out..... I even have rocks at the bottom covered in flat worms!!!!!!!! WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!??????

[reeffreak]

The only other thing I know of is a product called ''Flatworm Exit''.Read the directions carefully,you will need to siphon the worms out immediately.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16551

[kyle]

i think arrowcrabs eat flatworms,or is that brisle worms

[Bifferwine]

Arrowcrabs eat bristleworms.

[kyle]

okay. well dont buy a arrowcrab for ur worms it will be as usefull as ur 6 line wrasse

[Bifferwine]

Sxy, it can be hit or miss if a fish eats them. Sixline wrasses will eat flatworms 50% of the time, and mandarins will eat them 50% of the time, etc. It seems like you happened to get a sixline that doesn't eat them.

There are other fish out there that you might want to try, but again there's no guarantee.

I have a leopard wrasse in my tank, and it's the prettiest fish ever. They will eat flatworms sometimes. Here is a picture of my leopard wrasse:



Here's a link that may help too:
http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

He recommends using Flatworm Exit, but warns that if all the flatworms die in your tank, they will just poison your water. So if you use Flatworm Exit, try to suck out as many as possible beforehand, and remove as many bodies as possible afterwards, and be ready to do a big water change.

[Sxybeemr325]

The leopard wrasse looks amazing!!! I have never seen it at my LFS.....Would the leopard wrasse be compatible with the six line?

As for the flatworm exit,I realy don't know if I am willing to risk it..... I have worms on the glass, everywhere on my sand bed, on my rocks.....some rocks are just completely covered.... I really woudn't want to wipe out my tank... I tryed to suck them out while I was doing a water change, but that does not seem to work either.... They just seem to spread out like crazy.... Hum... i guess worst comes to worst, I'll have to try the flatworm exit..... I think i'll go to my LSF this week end and see if they have a leopard wrasse or see if they can order it for me...

[Sxybeemr325]

Oh, and Biff, as for the Mandarin, I always wanted one! but read all those reviews about those fish beeing so difficult to keep.... You think it could manage to survive in my tank? All my fish seems happy in there...

And thanx fo the link, I may try this flatwork vacum!! What a smart idea =)

[d.french]

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/flatworm.html

[d.french]

oops didn't see link was already on there