Worms and more worms

[SammieT]

Great. I spent so much time setting up this tank only to have all my fish die in a transfer and now it's literally filled with worms


I need some help before I quit this hobby


Please see attached and help me

Little jerks with red tails and another one

 

[James M]

Flatworms....don’t know which kind

 

[SammieT]

Flatworms....don’t know which kind

It's driving me crazy to get rid of them

 

[Hemmdog]

It’s red planaria

 

[reef lover]

Tou have 2 kinds there...easiest way is to siphon them out and maybe get an appropriate sized wrasse for your tank.

 

[SammieT]

Tou have 2 kinds there...easiest way is to siphon them out and maybe get an appropriate sized wrasse for your tank.

Every wrasse I've purchased has not done anything still
I was thinking of worm exit but I don't want toxins to release in tank

 

[Rjramos]

I haven’t had the first ones with the red tail in the middle. The ones I’ve had are more like the second ones, but I think much smaller and pinkish. I have used Flatworm exit effectively with this method.
1. Siphon out as many as you can with long section of rigid airline tubing connected to regular airline. Run this line into a small micron sock, bag, or sieve placed in your sump below. Remove as many as you can.
2. Add the flatworm exit per instructions.
3. Run carbon in a canister or somewhere in your sump for 24 hrs.
I have found that they will come back, so stay on it after a week and repeat if necessary. I have not lost any livestock using flatworm exit.

 

[SammieT]

I haven’t had the first ones with the red tail in the middle. The ones I’ve had are more like the second ones, but I think much smaller and pinkish. I have used Flatworm exit effectively with this method.
1. Siphon out as many as you can with long section of rigid airline tubing connected to regular airline. Run this line into a small micron sock, bag, or sieve placed in your sump below. Remove as many as you can.
2. Add the flatworm exit per instructions.
3. Run carbon in a canister or somewhere in your sump for 24 hrs.
I have found that they will come back, so stay on it after a week and repeat if necessary. I have not lost any livestock using flatworm exit.

I don't run carbon in my tank so i guess its a good time now to use my BRS mini


Thank you!

 

[Rjramos]

well, i dont run carbon in my tank so i guess its a good time now to use my BRS mini

I don’t run carbon either, but in this application it’s very recommended. I just run it for 24 hrs after treatment.

 

[Oldreefer44]

I had a huge infestation of them. Bought a Melanurius Wrasse and reduced organics in the water. Haven't seen any for months.

 

[count krunk]

in my sig, i have the articles for flatworms the good the bad and the ugly, both parts. it's in there under livestock

 

[SammieT]

in my sig, i have the articles for flatworms the good the bad and the ugly, both parts. it's in there under livestock

Will check it out!


thank you!

 

[SammieT]

I had a huge infestation of them. Bought a Melanurius Wrasse and reduced organics in the water. Haven't seen any for months.

No luck on mine... maybe because of the size of the worms?

 

[SammieT]

I don’t run carbon either, but in this application it’s very recommended. I just run it for 24 hrs after treatment.

Will get to work on that today
just picked up some scrips so i can do my change later in the day

 

[SammieT]

as of today, officially sucked all the worms out of my tank that are visible
time for phase 2 with worm exit

 

[SammieT]

as of 4-22-19

Put in worm exit, seen a million of those things flying around the tank
sucked them all out and did a change 40 gallon water change on a 120
running carbon at the moment...



hoping all goes good
wish me luck

 

[SammieT]

As of 5/5/19


No worms in sight
running to carbon reactors
everything is opened up more including mushrooms


seems to be a success