Flat worm problem!

[hworner]

Noticed a few flat worms the other day in my nano tank so I decided to get a six-line wrasse (plan on moving him into my bigger tank once it’s cycled) and see if he would help get rid of them and now they are everywhere in the tank! Anyone have a good method for getting rid of them? Trying to track down a blue velvet nudibranch but can’t seem to find anywhere that has them in stock.

 

[T-J]

Do you have a pic? Not all flatworms are an emergency. I had the rust-brown flatworms and I just sucked them out during waterchanges and they eventually died out (they don't eat acros, but they can suffocate corals if you don't control their populations).

If you know it's a bad flatworm, you can use Flatworm Exit, or similar products. Make sure you follow the directions EXACTLY tho.

 

[Screwgunner]

There is a damsel that eats them .

 

[Spieg]

Coral dip... especially any eufyllia corals.

 

[T-J]

Coral dip... especially any eufyllia corals.

They already have them in their tank.

 

[Dorn and Victoria]

Had em like 6 weeks ago and decided to suck them out w water changes weekly as mentioned above. Looked for them pretty hard yesterday and didn’t see any....

 

[Spieg]

They already have them in their tank.

Have what in the tank? Flat worms or coral? Either way, I'd still dip.

 

[DDenny]

Fought them for about 6 weeks. Every time I saw one or more I would siphon then put with a syringe. Then I got a green banded goby and after it ate all the pods about a week later no more flatworms.

 

[hworner]

Do you have a pic? Not all flatworms are an emergency. I had the rust-brown flatworms and I just sucked them out during waterchanges and they eventually died out (they don't eat acros, but they can suffocate corals if you don't control their populations).

If you know it's a bad flatworm, you can use Flatworm Exit, or similar products. Make sure you follow the directions EXACTLY tho.

 

[hworner]

There is a damsel that eats them .

Is it the springers damsel? If so I borrowed my brothers to see if he would help as well

 

[hworner]

Had em like 6 weeks ago and decided to suck them out w water changes weekly as mentioned above. Looked for them pretty hard yesterday and didn’t see any....

Glad to hear that I’ll siphon out as many as possible with my water changes and see how it goes!

 

[hworner]

Coral dip... especially any eufyllia corals.

Would coral rx work? Or should I do a freshwater dip? Thank you!

 

[Spieg]

Bayer works great to kill flat worms... but I think most dips will work.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Bayer works great to kill flat worms... but I think most dips will work.

Bayer didn’t do anything for mine. Neither did the 2 little fishes dip I tried. But flat worm exit wiped them out. Fast.

I siphoned out what I saw, did the recommended dose then an hour later 50% more and continued to siphon them out as they appeared over the next 6 hours. Then a 50% water change and 3 tablespoons (it’s only 9.5 g total volume) of rox .8 carbon for the next 12 hours. Then shut off the carbon. Zero issues other than the carbon striping some nutrients out.