Will Interceptor kill flatworms?

[Dylan]

I have flatworms AND redbugs. I'm treating interceptor. Will it wipe them both out?

I know with flatworms you want to do a water change very soon after, but with redbugs you have to wait 12 hours. If it kills the flatworms, the toxins will be in the water for 12 hours. Will I be okay?

 

[Tenacious716]

No, it will not kill Flatworms. I would recommend doing an Interceptor treatment and then a FW Exit treatment seperatly after a few days. JMO!

 

[Dylan]

Awesome, I was hoping it wouldn't. Thanks!

 

[Aquascaper]

PNRF (Preferred Natural reduction for) red bugs: pipefish
PNFR flatworms: scooter blennies

These are not the Only animals that predicate on the undesired animal- they are my PNFR

 

[firsttime]

No Interceptor will not kill flat worms.

 

[pitbullguy]

Agreed I don't think so.

 

[Dylan]

Thanks! I have 2 MP10's on my SPS 28 gallon nano, so I can't get a pipefish. If I could I would!

My bluespot jawfish killed my yellow coris wrasse, so I have no pest prevention..

 

[Aquascaper]

Thanks! I have 2 MP10's on my SPS 28 gallon nano, so I can't get a pipefish. If I could I would!

My bluespot jawfish killed my yellow coris wrasse, so I have no pest prevention..

although pipefish are slow moving and deliberate eaters.."heavy flow" is not the detriment that it is thought to be....
pipefish are lagoon fish and are natural inhabitants of fast flowing tides.

you would probably serve yourself best in not going with a pipefish though- and I will say that my previous post should have had better qualified info- sorry

a snip from an enzine article on pipefish:
"Dragonface pipefish are members of the family Syngnathidae. This family is comprised of over 50 individual species. It includes all pipefish and their very close relatives the seahorse. There are two different species called dragonface pipefish. Corythoichthys haematopterus is more commonly referred to as South Pacific or Tongan Dragonface Pipefish. Corythoichthys intestinalis is known as the West Pacific or Indonesian dragonface. These two species have slight variations in their body markings but look similar enough to one another to be indistinguishable to anyone save maybe an ichthyologist. The fact that each dragonface's patterning is distinctive unto itself (just like seahorses) further complicates a layman's efforts. There are over 12 subspecies based on regional differentiation of these two species."

other predators for natural removal of red bugs:
mithrax crabs, pseudochromis- namely Red Sea sp., and dragonets - although in your case dragonets may not be the best choice....

A side note: this is a good example of the desired observational technique of selection of sps pieces for display purpose...- symbiotic crabs are often good as barriers against such infestations.

 

[Troylee]

What kind of flat worms do you have??? Flat Worm exit only works on flat worms not aefw.... Post a pic of the worms in question...
With red bugs I would guess you have aefw also....

 

[Dylan]

They're definitely red planaria, not acro eating. I've looked into it.