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fish for flat wormes
I was just looking at my tank and I saw some little white things moving on my glass. I dident know if they were flat wormes or what. So if any one has some pics of flat worms or anything of that matter that would be good to see I would like to know if I have flat wormes or am I just spazzing out. What fish eat flat worms?? I hear that 6 line wrasses do but I dont want to spend 30 bucks if I dont have to .
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I dont have a pic, my lens wont get close enough but the best way I can describe em is about at max 2mmx2mm brown with a red dont on them and an elongated ^ shape. They SLOWLY move and populate what seems to be the sand bed.
I think the fear of them is overrated becuase they seem to wax and wane in my tank along with the cyano and never get out of control after the 1st wave, allthough that is just my experiance. Anyone know of any flat worm preditors that wont be eaten by a dwarf lion or marine betta? If they are white I wonder if you have flatworms or not, are the * shaped or ^ shaped or a o shape?
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the have a rounded head area with two little bumps for the tail at the end of ist body. It is really small ummm I dont know how to explain it well but they are white.
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Here's a link to a pic showing the most common flatworm found in the reefkeeping hobby:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...t=1&thecat=562 There are many other species of flatworms, as well.
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I have not heard of too many people that have had any luck with the Sixline Wrasse to control flat worms. I have heard that the Macropharyngodon species of Leopard Wrasses will do the job the best, some species better then others. Just today some one told me they heard that the Blue Devil Damsel will work, but when they got one and tried all the Blue Devil did was spit them out.
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I herd a phycadelic mandrin will but I dought thats true
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