Hi - need some expert advice on this one, they were covering the base of my torch coral and nearly killed it. Put into Coral Dip and they immediately came off. Any ideas what they are and how to get rid of them from my system? Thanks!!
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Some more advice: http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.htmlYes Flatworm Exit works, but.... Because it works so well, there are MANY cases where the tank was nuked because of it. Not the FWE per say, but the fact that the flatworms emit a toxin as they die.
All that said, get AS MANY AS POSSIBLE out of the tank via dipping 1st. Then... Consider using the FWE.
I would also suggest to have as close to 100% new salt water available. As the worms die, siphon them out, and be ready to do close to, if not 100% water change.
These are not the type of flatworms that are toxic upon death. These are polyclads versus Acoelomorpha.
I'm not sure they will eat them. It's not the same as the convolutriloba, waminoa and that group.
Might want to look at this: I don't have any experience with flatworms or Flatworm eXit, but it does appear to be killing these pests as well as making them easier to syphon.Thanks for the assistance here! If it doesn't do you have any suggestions on keeping them at bay? I understand that the Flatworm Exit really doesn't kill them but will get them to come out in the open where I might be able to get some of them out.
Yep, from BRS site: "This (Flatworm eXit) will not effectively remove that type of flatworm (polyclad). Although it may agitate them, most reports from users state that it isn't a viable solutions."It's not that kind of flatworm.....
Sounds like a pest you don't ever want to see in your tank. ThanksI don't know if these will go after clam or not. A lot of the polyclads we run into in our tanks are after bivalves, barnacles, clams and snails and such, but there are indeed corallivores, like the Acropora Eating flatworm. That particular flatworm belongs with this group of polyclads and not the small ones that are more commonly seen. The OPs flatworm often seems associated with euphyllia so that they've dubbed it EEFW... Euphyllia eating acropora.
If it were me, I'd take out the euphyllia, dip them in CoralX and then QT them for a bit. You'll also have to look for eggs.
I would not be amused to see that many... nope, not at all.
I'm going to do a little extra reading to see what new stuff is around.
Is the confidence very high that these are in fact polyclad flatworms? I'm not doubting that as I really don't have a clue, only questioning it because everything I've read says they are usually much larger (mine were all under 3/4") and eat both snails and clams. I have no snails missing or any empty shells and my clam is doing just fine. The only place I've seen these to date were on the torch corals and a few on the glass at night. I've looked over my other hammers and frogspawn and no sign of anything. I spent over an hour last night with red LED's looking at just about everything in the system and nothing. I'm not foolish enough to think this is over but honestly no signs of anything else in my system at this point.