Might have flat worms

[Kfactor]

Hi all just want to see what you guys think and what kind I have never had them befor a need some help

 

[lapin]

Looks like red planeria

https://www.reef2reef.com/attachments/20160211_140704-jpg.430048/

 

[samnaz]

Agreed with above.

 

[Kfactor]

is there a way to get rid of them with out dosing anything . i have been sucking them out with small hose in to a bag right now i just seen them today and dont want it to get really bad

 

[Morbo]

is there a way to get rid of them with out dosing anything . i have been sucking them out with small hose in to a bag right now i just seen them today and dont want it to get really bad

Whatever you can see, multiply by 3x, 4x or more.

You can remove rocks and rinse them outside the tank. Or siphon/suck them out. Neither was working for me. I bought a Yellow Coris Wrasse which is supposed to help, but it couldn't keep up.

Last weekend I tried to use Flatworm exit to clear them out. See my build thread last couple posts for details. Didn't work out too well; ended up losing 3 fish (most likely from the toxins) and a number of corals.

I haven't seen any flatworms since *knock on wood*. If I had to do it all over again I'd probably just choose to live with the flatworms. Either that or move everything out of the tank, then dose it.

Good luck.

 

[mike321]

Get a wrasse. My mystery wrasse ate most of my flatworms

 

[lapin]

If you have sand ( sleeps in sand 3" deep) and a large tank, the hunter "melanurus wrasse" will get rid of them. It will also eat other worms and things like pods.