Removing flat worms?

[herpencounter]

Hello all what can I use to remove Acoel flatworms.

I’m sucking them out with an eye dropper.
I’m getting a better siphon head tomorrow (This message hidden for your safety).

What could I use for them (no Chelidonura varians as a suggestion pleas).

Thanks,
Herp Encounter

 

[mr_X]

fat and short? sounds like a personal problem. :lol: :twisted:

 

[mr_X]

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=5836

 

[herpencounter]

oh was that a joke
you....................................................................me

:|

 

[herpencounter]

So what are the things that kill them (the 2 drugs).

 

[mr_X]

i gave you a useful link, and yes, you'll need a big gun. :wink:

 

[herpencounter]

...and yes, you'll need a big gun. :wink:

Yeah… so your big butt can protect your microscopic friend.

 

[Unarce]

I've used Melev's rigid & vinyl tube method here for removing as many as I can before using the FWXit.

You can get to the point where you won't see any on the rock, but once you dose the Xit, you might see hundreds come streaming out from within the rock crevices. So, don't underestimate the amount you have :wink:

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

 

[MartinE]

I have a small (15gal) tank that I had good luck using a 6 line wrasse and the syphon method.

 

[herpencounter]

I have been sucking them out daily.

 

[herpencounter]

Woo I’m doing flatworm-exit right now and that stuff is great!!!!!!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Be careful, the fluids the fw's emit when they die is really bad. Have awater for a waterchange ready!

B

 

[herpencounter]

OK! All done I have not seen one alive.
I ran carbon and did a 5g water change (29 gall) just a few mins ago.

 

[herpencounter]

Well I have not seen any more nothing died (only have hermits and snails).

 

[Anonymous]

to be safe you should treat every other day for 2 weeks. I think 1 drop of FWE should be okay.

B

 

[herpencounter]

I was going to wait a week and dose it again.

 

[stubbsz]

I went through all this a year or so ago with great success (although it caused my serpent stars some grief but they recovered). FW exit is great.

Strangley, I've seen the fw again in the last few months but they don't seem to be gathering strengh.... I can usually find 5 or 6 on the gravel glass boundary but they aren't multiplying... just maintaining that kind of population.

-Adrian

 

[herpencounter]

Are you going to try to remove them just in case?

 

[herpencounter]

I did find one very very very very very very small FW.
I cant believe I spotted him.

This Friday or so ill dose again no bid deal.

 

[stubbsz]

I'm not going to remove them. I only removed them last time because there were thousands. If I remove 6, I'm sure there will be another 40 lurking to breed the population up. If it gets that they are unsightly or damaging anything then I'll syphon them out and then dose again with FW Exit.