Using interceptor????

[Tahoe61]

The ones I raise love to bask in the light at the surface of the water.
I guess they love to tan up lol

Photosynthetic, their zooxanthellae loves to tan up.

 

[Dwb5]

Ill get pics tonight it was 4:30 this morning when I thought about asking what to do woth them. LOL. I know they have coverd my rock like crazy. Its almost all orange in some places.

 

[twilliard]

Photosynthetic, their zooxanthellae loves to tan up.

Yes indeed.
It is actually fun to raise these guys and learn their feeding habbits.
They devour cyclopeeze and roll themselves around their lunch

 

[Dwb5]

Ok. This may sound stupid. But I'm still new to this. And I'm not quit understanding how the feed and stuff. Could you explain alittle to me please?

 

[twilliard]

How they feed is dependant on the species
Some will live from light and some wont.
Now the ones that produce the simple sugars from lighting also are opportunistic feeders of planktonic life.
The species that do not have zooanthelle need to hunt for food. They go after the life that is small and slow, usually missed by the human eye.
Others will live off of the tissues of the host.
These guys are complicated as each species has a different method of survival.

 

[Dwb5]

Ok that makes since.

 

[Dwb5]

 

[Tahoe61]

yup those would be flatworms unfortunately.

If you do not use a fish as a remedy you must remove all the flatworms you can see manually from the tank before treatment with Flatworm Exit. When flatworms die they release a toxin that can crash a tank and kill off stock. There are significantly more flatworms than you can see hidden within the tank so a couple manual removals might be in order.

 

[Dwb5]

Will those eat my coral

 

[Tahoe61]

No but if they become invasive enough they will smoother corals.

 

[Dwb5]

Ok... Thank you all for all your help and the compliments on my tank.

 

[Susan Cochran]

Yep, they are flatworms. If you use Flatworm Exit, watch your tank come to life in all the crevices. You'll be stunned at how many you actually have. Good luck!

 

[Dwb5]

I have been reading about treat meant for my flat worms. Here is my plan let me know what you think. I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks trying to suck out all of them I can with air tubing. And try to find a wrasse or blenny to try to eat them (opinions please). Then if that don't work go with flatworm exit. I want to go as natural as I can. Because some of the possible side effects of flatworm exit scares me. If there is amything else I can try I would love to hear it.

 

[Susan Cochran]

The only problem I can see with your plan is all the flatworms you don't see. There are so many that it's shocking when you put in Flatworm Exit, as they become frantically active. Just make sure you follow all the instructions to a tee, and you'll be fine. Having the wrasse is a great idea too, but while in quarantine your Flatworm population is going to continue to rise. I don't like using additives in my tank either, but this is one I would use again.