Flatworm??

[Diesel]

This morning I noticed in one of my grow-out tanks this worm, I did do a Google search on it and I think it's a Rust Brown Flatworm.
But if it's something else just fill me in on this.
I have a few wild colonies in there that I dipped before the came in the tank, guess I missed a few eggs.
As of now they are on the glass only, I dipped every coral in the tank and nothing came off.
What's the natural way to get rid of this?
I do hate to use a Chemical treatment in the system.
Grow-out tank is a different system than the DT.

 

[leptang]

Its a flat worm for sure, i keep a 6 line wrasse to keep in control of the population of flat worms

 

[NanaReefer]

Harmless algae eater of the non-Red Planarria kind

 

[Diesel]

Its a flat worm for sure, i keep a 6 line wrasse to keep in control of the population of flat worms

Thanks.
Any other wrasses will eat this pest?

Harmless algae eater of the non-Red Planarria kind

Are you sure?

 

[D maul]

Harmless algae eater of the non-Red Planarria kind

I wouldn't bet the ranch on that looks flatwormish

 

[hatfielj]

Looks like a common planaria. Not the AEFW, but will have to watch your sps

 

[Diesel]

Looks like a common planaria. Not the AEFW, but will have to watch your sps

It's in the frag tank with about 20 wild colonies.
How can I get rid of this, I hate six lines.
Should I dip every other day or I hear you can turn lights off for 3 days and skim heavenly as they hate low PO4 and can't live with no light.
Never dealt with any kind of worm or pest before in 30 years of reefing, knock on wood!!

 

[D maul]

Siphon them off the glass with a hose you can put a filter bag on the end to catch them and reuse the tank water

 

[daaznmofo]

try using flatworm exit.

 

[hatfielj]

I wouldn't do anything. They're harmless. As long as your SPS look fine they're not AEFW and no worries

 

[NanaReefer]

Acoel Flat Worm=Algae/detritus eaters. Under proper conditions can become prolific in numbers. They wind up killing SPS not because they eat them but because of the vast numbers literally smothering the coral from light.
They thrive under high light conditions. Like corals they contain zooxanthellea in their body's thus using light for energy.
If you don't like the 6 Line, Yellow Coriss Wrasse are known to eat them also. Otherwise there's always Flat Worm Exit.

 

[Diesel]

Just placed a order at DD for 2 Blackspotted leopardWrasse and 2 Vermiculite Wrasse.
Been doing some research the last two hours and these are hunters.
I have plenty of Pods in the tank if they for some reason have no appetite for them.
Only thing is I need a few small trays with sand in there for them to sleep.
How bad is flatworm exit for the system?
Don't want to kill any pods or other beneficial critters in there.

 

[NanaReefer]

Omg how big is this tank?!!

 

[CT Reefer]

I had a really bad outbreak of red flatworms. I tried the daily siphon, but it become a loosing battle. I finally bought flatworm exit. I used about 150% of the recommended dose. The worms start to die almost immediately. I tried to catch as many of their remains as possible with a net (I understand its the dead worms, not the med that can be toxici) Ran carbon about an hour after dosing. Still have a tank full of pods.... and no more flatworms.:clap2:

 

[Diesel]

Omg how big is this tank?!!

10'x2'

 

[Diesel]

I had a really bad outbreak of red flatworms. I tried the daily siphon, but it become a loosing battle. I finally bought flatworm exit. I used about 150% of the recommended dose. The worms start to die almost immediately. I tried to catch as many of their remains as possible with a net (I understand its the dead worms, not the med that can be toxici) Ran carbon about an hour after dosing. Still have a tank full of pods.... and no more flatworms.:clap2:

Thanks.
Just had a LFS owner drop of 10 boxes of that exit stuff.
Will try the Termiwrassenator method first, if not we nuke with exit.

 

[Eckolancer]

I had a really bad outbreak of red flatworms. I tried the daily siphon, but it become a loosing battle. I finally bought flatworm exit. I used about 150% of the recommended dose. The worms start to die almost immediately. I tried to catch as many of their remains as possible with a net (I understand its the dead worms, not the med that can be toxici) Ran carbon about an hour after dosing. Still have a tank full of pods.... and no more flatworms.:clap2:

This works as well as have some water on hand for changing like 20-40%.

 

[Oscaror]

These guys LOVE eating flatworms, only flatworms. It's the only thing they eat, which can also be a bad thing.
Blue velvet nudibranch:

 

[Qube]

Hey Diesel. Did you ever get those wrasses? Wondering how they are working out.

Chris