Red flatworms need opinions

[Kaitlynh]

I have a red flatworm "problem" and need thoughts on how to proceed ? They were first found in the sumps last 2 compartments that had cheato ( most infested) and then the return pump (very few found here). I proceeded to throw away cheato and empty that part of the sump filled it with fresh water for 20 min. This killed them all and have not seen any for over a month and never seen a single one in the dt. But recently I found some hiding in a slot in my overflow attached picture . the question is should i leave them or how should I go about removing them? Is somthing eating them in my dt since ive never seen them?
120g dt 30g sump tank is 7 months old
Fish list:
Powder brown tang
Valentini puffer
Blue green chromis
Fire fish
Bicolor blenny
Jawfish
Cleaner wrasse
Scopas
Orange spotted goby
Yellow tail damsel
Blue mandarin goby
Yellow clown goby
Cardinal
Cleaner shrimp
Hermit crabs
Urchins
I do have flatworm exit on hand but didn't really want to use it on the whole tank more a last resort

 

[kyleinpdx]

I also would not use the flatworm exit. I too, have red planaria, and yes they can multiply quickly, take over a tank, smother corals and release toxins when they die. Their nothing to mess with, but I think those are small tank issues and you are lucky enough to have the real-estate for biological control. Pick up a h. melanurus and/or a h. chrysus and you'll probably never see them again except for in these small protected hideaways, and really to me, thats all that matters. I only find mine in the fuge, and even then its only a handful but they are consistent.

I had a smaller tank that they took over and I tried twice to get rid of them with flatworm exit, it does kill a large percentage of them, but its a hassle and it never truly gets them all. Larger tanks that can support some wrasses shouldn't have nearly the same level of difficulty as the small tank folks.

 

[Kaitlynh]

I also would not use the flatworm exit. I too, have red planaria, and yes they can multiply quickly, take over a tank, smother corals and release toxins when they die. Their nothing to mess with, but I think those are small tank issues and you are lucky enough to have the real-estate for biological control. Pick up a h. melanurus and/or a h. chrysus and you'll probably never see them again except for in these small protected hideaways, and really to me, thats all that matters. I only find mine in the fuge, and even then its only a handful but they are consistent.

I had a smaller tank that they took over and I tried twice to get rid of them with flatworm exit, it does kill a large percentage of them, but its a hassle and it never truly gets them all. Larger tanks that can support some wrasses shouldn't have nearly the same level of difficulty as the small tank folks.

Do you think anything I currently have is eating them already and that's why I have not seen any but in these hid away places??

 

[uhgster1]

Your wrasse, damsel, and chromis is taking care of them. Six line wrasse go bonkers on them.