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Old 01/05/2008, 06:30 PM
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Exclamation 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.

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Old 01/05/2008, 06:49 PM
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The fix: http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html
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Old 01/05/2008, 07:16 PM
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Regular flatworms should not cause an issue with your SPS. They only look like poop
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Old 01/05/2008, 07:19 PM
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canar, they are acro eating flat worms. i used turkey blaster and was able to blast them off the SPSs...
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Old 01/05/2008, 07:52 PM
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Six Line Wrasse. Took care of mine within a week.
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Old 01/06/2008, 01:11 AM
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Its hit and miss. When I had the regular ones I got 2 six lines and they never ate one.
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Old 01/06/2008, 07:16 AM
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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.
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I'm pretty sure it's Mike's fault.....
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Old 01/06/2008, 08:17 AM
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Regular flatworms should not cause an issue with your SPS. They only look like poop
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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