What fish will eat FLATWORMS???

[Mr E Wrasse]

So a friend of mine has been having a bad infestation of red flatworms. Are there any fish out there that can take care of this problem without having to add harsh chemicals?

 

[Rockadile]

your name says it all IMO

 

[swannyson7]

I used to have a melanarus wrasse that would eat flatworms every chance he got

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

your name says it all IMO

haha, yea i figured a mystery wrasse would do the trick but I keep getting conflicting info

 

[BigFeesh]

Im pretty sure Yellow coris wrasse eat flat worms. Six line wrasse too

 

[KLR]

Yellow Coris Wrasse! they eat them,mine eats flatworms,bristle worms,feather worms, spaghettie worms,copepods, limpets,abalone snails, the list goes on and on. They are more peaceful than a 6line imo and they do a better job and eating little critters too,imo!

A mandarin will also eat fw's

 

[btkrausen]

Yup, the first fish I thought of was a 6 line, but they are aggressive. Mine was taken out and he's in his own tank for right now. I'd give him to you if you were close

 

[BigFeesh]

Im looking for a fish to take out fws but not a 6line . Could I put a small yellow
Coris in a 29 biocube and when it's grown up send it to a friends bigger tank? Sorry to highjack just was going to ask same Q.

 

[Murfman]

Here is the problem as I see it, he has a bad infestation of flat worms. How long is it going to take 1 fish to knock down the population of a pest that has 3-7 yolksacs per egg and 26ish eggs per clutch???? I used FW exit and let the Wrasses get any new ones that escape the treatment.

 

[BeakerBob]

A yellow damsel will take care of the flatworm problem but will turn into an evil devil fish.

 

[dnov99]

IMO, Melanarus is the best, wiped out all of mine in no time at all.

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

Here is the problem as I see it, he has a bad infestation of flat worms. How long is it going to take 1 fish to knock down the population of a pest that has 3-7 yolksacs per egg and 26ish eggs per clutch???? I used FW exit and let the Wrasses get any new ones that escape the treatment.

He's in the process of using a FW treatment (not sure what kind). It's worked for him in the past but I'm sure it's the eggs that keep hatching. I'm gonna tell him to get 2 Mystery Wrasse and hopefully they'll be able to get any eggs that hatch

 

[Reef-Man]

Do mystery wrasses also bother and or eat cleanup crew critters?

 

[Midrats]

Damsels of the genus Chrysiptera eat flatworms. C. springeri is my go to for the job.

 

[coffeydelsol]

Ornimental dresses will do the job too.

 

[coffeydelsol]

Spell check:mad: wrasses

 

[Phycodurus]

Ornimental dresses will do the job too.

Yes but only with the right matching shoes and belt.

(sorry, i couldn’t resist)