thoughts and advise on flatworm exit
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I don't think it's a good idea to use flatworm exit just to get rid of these guys....it would be like us cutting off and grafting new skin because of some sunburn.
It's your tank and you can do whatever you see fit with it but chemicals can be very harmful and something may take a bad reaction to it that any of us would have never known.
It's your tank and you can do whatever you see fit with it but chemicals can be very harmful and something may take a bad reaction to it that any of us would have never known.
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i do weekly water changes , my perameters are good, when i syphon i suck and stir up the sand bed(not making a detritus cloud in the tank)..i feed mysis shrimp once a day, maybe once a week i feed them flakes...and feed the corals reef chilli........also after reading the instuctions on the flat worm exit i started sucking them out with a syringe...but to do that would be a never ending battle...i counted twenty...but id say there is probally 200...just my guess
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Halichoris family of wrasses *may* eat them. I have a checkerboard wrasse in my main display and have zero, I think he is the reason. I have several connected tanks in my system and do have flatworms in the tanks without the wrasse. I suck them out with a quarter inch hose superglued to a cut driveway marker to use as a wand. I plan on getting more wrasses
Sorry for your new pests... I just used Flatworm Exit to rid my tank of flatworms. I have a 29 gallon tank that is LPS dominant with some SPS and polyps thrown in the mix. Overall my experience with the product was great! Just make sure to follow the directions exactly as it says. Make sure to siphon the dead/dying worms out after the allowed time for the product to do its work. I did not take any chances and performed two 5 gallon water changes at 3 hours and 4 hours after dosing the product just to help rid of any of the toxins that flatworms release after death.
One tip if you decide to use Flatworm Exit would be to dose a second time 3 days after the initial dose. It does not kill the eggs and some of the baby flatworms seemed to have no reaction to it. I ended up dosing three times in the span of 2 weeks. It has been a little over 2 weeks since dosing and I have not seen any flatworms (knock on wood). If they come back I would not hesitate to use the product again. I saw no ill effects on my fish, corals, and invertebrates.
Again, just do as the packaging says and you should be fine! Good luck!
One tip if you decide to use Flatworm Exit would be to dose a second time 3 days after the initial dose. It does not kill the eggs and some of the baby flatworms seemed to have no reaction to it. I ended up dosing three times in the span of 2 weeks. It has been a little over 2 weeks since dosing and I have not seen any flatworms (knock on wood). If they come back I would not hesitate to use the product again. I saw no ill effects on my fish, corals, and invertebrates.
Again, just do as the packaging says and you should be fine! Good luck!
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Springeri Damsels,,alot more mild tempered damsel but love to eat flatworms,,always have a few in my tanks for this reason but luckily I dont have flatworms..you do not always see them for sale but get some while their avaliable for purchase
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I used flatworm exit about a month ago it went well just be very cautious and ready with water for water change if you decide to do so I did not have many but did notice some corals and inverts did not react well to it closed up for a few days I don't think I would Want to do it if I had a bunch
RobBaglieri
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I had an 8 gallon loaded with flat worms. Tried flatworm exit and flatworm RX for over a year. Works well but doesn't kill the eggs. Never killed them all and they always came back.
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I used it , after 2 weeks it was back . I then got a Malenarus wrasse and he sorted them out within weeks .
klp
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Interesting that they ate flat worms. They eat a lot more than copepods in the wild. Don't remember the details now but it is a long list.
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I just went through a few months ago. Just use the flatworm exit as directed. You'll be fine, trust me. I was worried as well. My corals and fish were unaffected.
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I had a bunch, hundreds, around a year or so ago and found some info that they don't like higher flow. So I added some small power heads, 3 x800gph on a 60g tank. I also added a pair of blood shrimp from a tank breakdown at the same time. They were mostly gone in a month and completely gone in 3, didn't do anything different as far as food or maintenance. So either they hate flow, went through a cycle of sorts or blood shrimp eat them. Given how hard they are to eradicate in a tank even with things like flatworm exit which doesn't kill them all even at 10x dose,( it paralyzes them if I recall correctly) I think it was the shrimp.
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This gal did her job...i can't find any more worms...i know they r still in there...but this is the way to go....now to get the clown wrasse out...thanks for the help
I used flatworm exit on my 90 gallon reef tank about a week ago. Worked wonders however my yellow tang died. All my other fish seemed a little stressed at first but since have recovered. Only a handful of flatworms survived and so ill be doing another treatment next week. Even though I lost a fish, I would still recommend it.
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My Melanarus wrasse came out of QT a couple of weeks ago and is eating them. I also have a checkerboard wrasse in another, connected tank and never see any flatworms there. It seems the Halichoeres wrasse family is a good option.
I also had a velvet nudibranch in my sump that was mowing them down, but I haven't seen it in a while now....granted the sump is a 150 tub and there's lots of places to hide.
I also had a velvet nudibranch in my sump that was mowing them down, but I haven't seen it in a while now....granted the sump is a 150 tub and there's lots of places to hide.
