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wojo 01/05/2008 06:30 PM

Ok, i have Flatworms, whats next?
 
i started having some issues with my SPSs and it ended up being Flatworms. if you had them and got rid of them please let me know so i can fix this asap.

Thank you.

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Engine 7 01/05/2008 06:49 PM

The fix: [url]http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html[/url]

canar 01/05/2008 07:16 PM

Regular flatworms should not cause an issue with your SPS. They only look like poop

wojo 01/05/2008 07:19 PM

canar, they are acro eating flat worms. i used turkey blaster and was able to blast them off the SPSs...

mksalt 01/05/2008 07:52 PM

Six Line Wrasse. Took care of mine within a week.

canar 01/06/2008 01:11 AM

Its hit and miss. When I had the regular ones I got 2 six lines and they never ate one.

DgenR8 01/06/2008 07:16 AM

What you're dealing with here is not Planaria. These are Acro Eating Flat Worms (AEFWs).
I'm lucky enough to never have had this problem, but I know they can be beat. I don't remember the solutions I've read for dealing with AEFWs, but I don't think a 6 line is going to help at all.

Rod Buehler 01/06/2008 08:17 AM

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11529402#post11529402 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by canar [/i]
[B]Regular flatworms should not cause an issue with your SPS. They only look like poop [/B][/QUOTE]

Hey Ted, He has the acro eating flat worms and unlike the harmless planaria that you had the AEFW can be devastating to a reef.

Tropic marin pro coral cure will work on the AEFW, but not the eggs, You will need to scrub the eggs with a tooth brush, then give them a chance to hatch and then re dip. I would re-dip once a week for atleast a month

Radient wrasses, Ornate wrassess, yellow ccoris.. Any of the hallicoris (spelling?) wrasses have been reported to eat the lil buggers


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