Is this AEFW?
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LILBUDDHA
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Nah, it's just the regular planaria . Now u can sigh . Do u have any SPS in the tank ? AEFW cannot survive in a fallow non sps environment . Yah , if u see one flat worm there are sure to be more . If the tank is high in nutrients they can get out of control . It's best to siphon them out as u see them and keep nutrients low. If u have to use flatworm exit u must follow the directions to the letter (siphon dead ones out ) since flatworms release toxins when u eradicate them with Flatworm exit . U can try a yellow coris wrasse ,or a melanarus wrasse as a natural means but the melanarus decimate a clean up crew .
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Odysi
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Yea I have sps in the tank. Mostly all just frags still but would hate to deal with aefw. This last year has been real trying in this hobby, between cyano, gha, red and green bubble algae, byropsis and ich. I think this would be the straw that broke the camels back.
LILBUDDHA
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I understand but all the above indicates a tank with high nutrients .If you are addressing the high nutrient issue then try the fixes I mentioned earlier . I have seen the AEFW in person on corals I bought in the past.I just chunked /86'd them when dipping n inspection . U know u can get a lot of help locally with the clubs . I am sure there are a few in the area.
It may seem like a pain but a QT tank goes a long way to solve most pest problems .
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Odysi
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I've been running gfo and only feeding once a day and weekly water changes. Only thing I don't do is rinse the frozen food. I dip every piece of coral that goes into my tank and have had a QT since day one. The problem was I didn't medicate unless I saw symptoms. Now I qt until they eat well and the TT every fish that goes into my tank takes a little longer but I feel it's safer.
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Odysi
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I've been running gfo and only feeding once a day and weekly water changes. Only thing I don't do is rinse the frozen food. I dip every piece of coral that goes into my tank and have had a QT since day one. The problem was I didn't medicate unless I saw symptoms. Now I qt until they eat well and the TT every fish that goes into my tank takes a little longer but I feel it's safer.
