Tiny brown flatworms

FactoryKTMmotocross46 · May 10, 2019

Probably hundreds appeared seemingly overnight on the glass. What should I do?

FactoryKTMmotocross46 · May 10, 2019

And I am going to pick up a wrasse tomorrow

Brian Treadwell · May 10, 2019

Had flat worms and bought 2 yellow corse wrasse and it took a few weeks but all flat worms gone

lolmatt · May 10, 2019

These are usually photo synthetic. They love to hang out on euphyllia polyps, a 5 minute dip should get rid of most if they're on your coral. In all likelihood they are, if there are that many on the glass. Typically not harmful unless they get in the hundreds and you kill them all at once with flatworm x or something.

Billdogg · May 11, 2019

I tried manual removal. Couldn't even put a dent in them. FWE twice, the 2nd time at 2x dosage. Knocked them back but still had way too many. Got a Blue Star Leopard wrasse pair. They eradicated them from my tank in about a week.

lolmatt · May 11, 2019

As a bonus, leopards are beautiful particularly that species.

w2inc · May 12, 2019

Spotted Mandarines took care of them for me. Awesome fish to look at as well.

FactoryKTMmotocross46 · May 12, 2019

Picked up a green coris and melanurus yesterday. Sealed up the canopy so I dont have any suicides. I'll make sure and post updates.

Billdogg · May 13, 2019

Beware the green coris wrasse. I had one for about a year that seemed like a model citizen. Then it went rogue and started killing it's tankmates. I tried nets, bottle trap, etc. I finally resorted to a #10 barbless fly fishing hook to catch the little bugger. I took him to my LFS where he was placed in the predator tank with large lions, triggers (including a undulated) and a couple eels. He held his own.

I'll never have another.