Has anyone had experiences with eliminating polyclad flatworms other than removing every coral from the display tank and dipping them repeatedly over a period of time? I’ve tried flatworm exit but that proved not to work.
Polyclad Flatworm
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Hitman
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There is no known predator and I never found a dip that worked. I finally caught the giant one I had eating a big snail. I used my 36" tongs to grab the snail shell and flip him out of my tank. Do NOT stress them or tear them as they will release a toxin that can wipeout your tank! Their #1 food choice is clams then snails and they will slither over them at night which makes it hard to see. I used a red light shortly after lights out and found him covering the snail. When moving they look like a leopard pattern bugger that's clear/tan or gray ish.
The ones that I have found in my tank attach to the euphylia. Do they eat coral? Also, I saw that someone mentioned in another forum that prazi pro eliminates polyclad flatworms. Any truth to that?
I’ve attached a picture of the ones that are in my tank. This one is being dipped in Coral RX prior to getting out back into the tank.
I’ve attached a picture of the ones that are in my tank. This one is being dipped in Coral RX prior to getting out back into the tank.
Claus84
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I caught 3 in my tank this way, put some bait down on the sand then netted them at night using a red light, scooped bait sand and worm up in the net. They tear VERY easily!
First one I caught in the act eating a trochus, the other two I used frozen prawn as bait of I remember rightly
Good luck
Edit: almost forgot, I also figured out which rock they came in on and dipped it in prazi for a few hours, never saw any more since or lost any snails in the last 2 years. Didn't see any bodies come out of the rock but prazi specifically states in the bottle that it is not safe for use where polyclads are being cultured and I suspect it finished off any stragglers
Claus84
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The ones I had only ate my snails, didn't touch coral, think they were mostly surviving on stomatella. They had more of a mottled pattern and were much larger that the one in your pic, presumably a different speciesThe ones that I have found in my tank attach to the euphylia. Do they eat coral? Also, I saw that someone mentioned in another forum that prazi pro eliminates polyclad flatworms. Any truth to that?
I’ve attached a picture of the ones that are in my tank. This one is being dipped in Coral RX prior to getting out back into the tank.
