what the hell is this!!

[lanacane214]

how do i get rid ,thank you

 

[jf2381]

Wow. Flatworms.

Flatworm exit or levamisole But syphone out as much as possible before treating.

 

[akma]

Flatworms
and it's going to be a pain to get rid of and take lots of time. syphon as many as you can out during water changes. FWE and carbon.

 

[lanacane214]

i dont have any corals in the tank right now.just a tube anemone.is there anything that eats them?all my corals are in a 46g tank thats conected to the same sump as this one.whats the best way to go about getting rid of them they are all over the tank

 

[duke62]

planaria flatworms. get some flatworm exit. you need to syphon out as many as you can and use the flatworm exit. as they are dieing you need to suck out the dead ones. after you have to do a major water change and run heavy carbon. they are toxic when they die

 

[ixTCxi]

WOW!!! that's a lot.

 

[kidninja]

or just get a wrasse

 

[dubs]

6 line or similar wrasse eat them and by the way thats a serious amount of flat worm

 

[JonnyJ]

I am not sure if i am reading this correctly but if they aren't in your coral tank i would consider cutting it off from the shared sump.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

I am not sure if i am reading this correctly but if they aren't in your coral tank i would consider cutting it off from the shared sump.

+1- it's all the same system if it shares a sump.

 

[piranhapat]

Since you don't have coral. I would break down tank and start over.

 

[cryptics]

I had it bad for awhile. Go get yourself a Mandarin and pair of Melanaris Wrasses and it will bee gone in no time

 

[Weicowireman]

The wrasse will do the job. What size tank? Are there any other fish in the there? I just got flatworms. Naturally you can use wrasse, mandarin or velvet nudibanch. Chemically you can use flatworm exit. Best bet is probably wrasse and let him do work. I actually just got flatworms and I will be getting a melanarus wrasse to hopefully eat them because I cannot find flatworm exit in stock anywhere and good luck finding velvet nudibranches in stock.

 

[thirty6]

what is in your tank as far as livestock? and corals? what size tank should be considered in selecting a natural predator. it is alot of flatworms, but absolutely the clearest pic of them i think i have seen!

the fwe worked for me in the past, but i had no livestock at the time. Water quality could dip with no major concerns at that time and i was able to overdose the fwe after i siphoned a bunch out. good luck, you can def. conquer this. i really like the melanarus wrasse, so if your tank is big enough it would be a nice addition for you.

 

[tosiek]

Its important to try to siphon out as many as you can before doing flatworm exit. When those little buggers die they do release a toxin and you want to remove any dead ones floating after you FWE your tank. As many as you can see there are as many or more under rocks, in your pipes and elsewhere. FWE will kill all of the living ones potentially nuking your tank. I would siphon out any that you see and repeat for a day or two before doing the FWE treatment. A simple 3/8" tube from your display that leads to your sump that has a fine mesh bag at the end works great to siphon out the FW's without removing water from the tank. You can siphon all day that way and not worry about extra buckets or dumping water.

The follow up FWE treatments are just to kill any that hatch. Large water change and fresh carbon after each FWE treatment.

So, you can:

1. Do FWE a couple times and they all should be gone in a few weeks

2. Get a wrasse to control the population. They will never be gone.

Or you can do both. I wouldn't bother breaking down and restarting. Its not that major of an issue if controlled. They don't do any harm in your tank unless they are covering your LPS and suffocating them from light.

 

[Weicowireman]

Its important to try to siphon out as many as you can before doing flatworm exit. When those little buggers die they do release a toxin and you want to remove any dead ones floating after you FWE your tank. As many as you can see there are as many or more under rocks, in your pipes and elsewhere. FWE will kill all of the living ones potentially nuking your tank. I would siphon out any that you see and repeat for a day or two before doing the FWE treatment. A simple 3/8" tube from your display that leads to your sump that has a fine mesh bag at the end works great to siphon out the FW's without removing water from the tank. You can siphon all day that way and not worry about extra buckets or dumping water.

The follow up FWE treatments are just to kill any that hatch. Large water change and fresh carbon after each FWE treatment.

So, you can:

1. Do FWE a couple times and they all should be gone in a few weeks

2. Get a wrasse to control the population. They will never be gone.

Or you can do both. I wouldn't bother breaking down and restarting. Its not that major of an issue if controlled. They don't do any harm in your tank unless they are covering your LPS and suffocating them from light.

+1


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[Imbarrie]

Living with Flatworms.
Is this going to be the next bristleworm?
Years ago people were adamant about removing every bristleworm but now we see them as beneficial detrivores.
Since we can use these as food for mandarins and wrasses are we approaching a time when we will add these to a tank as supplemental food?

 

[dacaptain78]

Here is a good guide on how to use the Salifert FWE.

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

 

[Wolverine57]

+1 if you don't have any corals, I would empty the tank and sump and start fresh (100%)
flatworm eXit works, if you followed instruction step-by-step on the link provided by dacaptain78

 

[Weicowireman]

So which route did you decide to take?


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