Help with my war against flatworms?

[Chuja's reef]

At the beginning of the year I was going through a tough time and i sadly ended up neglecting my tank a bit, so a flatworm problem happened. I've dosed flatworm exit several times yet they keep coming back but in very small numbers, so now I'm here looking for advice.

 

[Daddy-o]

Springer Damsels

 

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[Bbfishb81]

Are they planaria worms? The little red ones? Depending on tank size, there are a few fish options. Green spot mandarin, six line wrasse, melanurus wrasse, Coris wrasse, and springer damsel are the ones I can think of off hand.

 

[Currdawg12]

following!! i am having the same problem ! i have thousands and i was thinking about a blue velvet nudi and cant seem to find one anywhere. thats all they eat is flat worms

 

[vetteguy53081]

What type? Pics??

With flatworm exit, you must siphon the dead ones daily as there is a risk of toxins from dead ones. More Important: YOU MUST INSPECT TANK DAILY FOR PRESENCE OF EGGS FROM FW . If you have not, chances are the eggs have been hatching and simply producing new members.
Eggs are extremely tiny

 

[mike321]

Flatworm exit never worked for me.
I bought a mystery wrasse and my problem disappeared within 2 days.

 

[ZoWhat]

 

[Chuja's reef]

Are they planaria worms? The little red ones? Depending on tank size, there are a few fish options. Green spot mandarin, six line wrasse, melanurus wrasse, Coris wrasse, and springer damsel are the ones I can think of off hand.

They are planaria and my six line doesn't seem to touch them for some reason

 

[DoctaReef]

I have red planaria, only in my sump.
In my DT I have 2 springer damsels and a red lined wrasse.
Never seen one ever in the DT.

 

[MONTANTK]

People rave about the melanaurus wrasse on here. Never had one but would 100% get one for a flatworm issue

 

[vetteguy53081]

Lunare and melanurus are the most reliable
Blue velvet nudibranch excellent. Yellow coris wrasse hit and miss.

 

[bsr2430]

Many years ago, I used flatworm x and it did work but they just kept coming back.
Then I got a Melanurus Wrasse, game changer! She kept them in check and boy did she get fat! Never had a flatworm again!

 

[Born2beblack]

Would a red coris wrasse do it. I like them nore then the yellow. If not im doing a pygma or possium wrasse ive seen a few names
My tanks only a 30g so i cant do most wrasse

 

[bobnicaragua]

I used flat worm exit like every 5 or 7 days for over a month and was able to eliminate all the red planaria. It doesn't kill the eggs.

 

[stanlalee]

I don't have a big enough tank or sand for the wrasses so that's out. sixline jumped out. I have 3 Springers damsels in a 30g and they don't seem to be overly interested in RPFW. I suction out a ton before every water change which and they return back to their usual level. I haven't got more drastic because while they unsightly by my standards the casual viewer who isn't looking for them won't even notice and they haven't mounted any corals and seem to stay at the bottom of the tank and certain flatworm "hangout" spots (which helps me suction a ton of them at once). I would do a blue velvet nudibranch if I could actually find one.

 

[tautog83]

What eats the small brown ones , they just stay on the glass right at the top of the tank