Red planaria won’t DIE!

[ryewalk84]

I am battling red planaria and flatworm exit doesn’t seem to be doing it. Do I have a strain resistant to flatworm exit? I took out a coral they were all over and have started counting the drops per gallon. I am up to 12 drops per gallon with them sitting in the water for 50 minutes and some of them are still moving around. Most look like they have died. Recommendations?

 

[blaxsun]

I'd say step back and nuke it, but that's probably not the answer you're looking for.

 

[ryewalk84]

I'd say step back and nuke it, but that's probably not the answer you're looking for.

I’m about there. I want to move the tank so may just get rid of everything, Move it and then start again.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They probably are dying but what is happening is that you may be missing eggs. Inspect Daily for 14 days for signs of eggs and you must scrape off. Chemicals will not prevent them from hatching.
Lunare and yellow coris eat these for sure as does Blue velvet nudibranch

ALSO - YOU MUST SIPHON THE BOTTOM DAILY TO REMOVE THE DEAD ONES WHICH CAN RELEASE TOXINS

 

[ryewalk84]

I don’t think it’s the eggs. I can find full adults the day after dosing. I think I’m going to do a super high dose of flatworm exit and pull each rock out one by one to dip. Hopefully this will get them all to at least fall off. The FWE does make them dance and move. I know this won’t get rid of them since there are going to be some in the sand and walls but at least it will bring numbers back down.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Flatworms hate high flow because they can’t stay attached to anything. Don’t nuke everything if you’re transferring to a different tank. Dunk a few times in a bucket then put LR in a high flow QT...Next day dunk in buckets and put back in Qt. They won’t be able to live and reproduce in these conditions.

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

Malanuras wrasse will take care of them

 

[Triggreef]

So I just posted an interesting occurrence with these here... https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/red-planaria-possible-eradication.878766/

 

[moz71]

So I just posted an interesting occurrence with these here... https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/red-planaria-possible-eradication.878766/

Interesting post you attached. As I had a similar experience without the high swing in parameters. I had an infestation of them but I put in a leopard and malenarus wrasse and within a couple weeks they were completely gone. Even in sump which I couldn’t understand but I did not have any salinity swings. Just chalked it up to depletion of population to eventually wipeout. Who knows but that was 2 years ago and never seen one again

 

[jcdeng]

get a wrasse, six line is best at this job, but they are mean little devils. Best bet is a pink streaked wrasse, docile and love to look for little bugs to eat.

 

[Spare time]

I am battling red planaria and flatworm exit doesn’t seem to be doing it. Do I have a strain resistant to flatworm exit? I took out a coral they were all over and have started counting the drops per gallon. I am up to 12 drops per gallon with them sitting in the water for 50 minutes and some of them are still moving around. Most look like they have died. Recommendations?

Add a scooter dragonet

 

[MaddyP]

I’ve not had any success with fish but blue velvet nudibranchs will make quick work of these planarians.