what kind of flatworm!!

ReefMonkey714 · May 22, 2016

Just discovered some flatworms that were irratating my torches. Also noticed some eggs too! I purchased some salifert ext to dose my aquarium since I noticed them on three seperate torches. Am I taking the right approach and will salifert work I read its ineffective on some flatworms.

gumbii · May 22, 2016

looks like a polyclad... here's one i found in my tank many many years ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foP73Pqx1G4

gumbii · May 22, 2016

they eat clams and other inverts BTW... so get them out before they eat all your snails...

gumbii · May 22, 2016

btw, they grow enormous... like 5 inches long and 3 inches wide...

ReefMonkey714 · May 22, 2016

Darn so the salifert ext won't work? I was reading that you have to bait and catch them?. I don't have any clams but I do have a few margaritas and some nassarious snails.
If I take out my snails will they die out?

gumbii · May 22, 2016

i have no idea man... that one i pulled out, was the only one i found in my tank... but i read somewhere that if you have one, you have a lot of them..

Emac909 · May 23, 2016

If it is a polyclad u will start noticing empty snail shells.
Have u noticed that u can seem to keep snail, crabs, or shrimp alive?

ReefMonkey714 · May 23, 2016

I have noticed some margaritas dying off butjust barely saw the flatworms couple days ago. So far nothing has happened to my shrimp. I've been looking for them day and night and just take them off with a q tip and scrape off some eggs I found. I've only noticed them on my euphyllias so far .

Emac909 · May 23, 2016

Polyclads don't lay eggs. There all live birth. There technically not a flatworm that's why flatworm ext doesn't work on them. Even the biggest polyclad can hit in a 1/4" whole so there nearly impossible to find. They tend to only hunt at night when lights r out.
They r a pita if u ask me.

JavaJacketOC · May 23, 2016

Get some wrasses that eat flatworms. They should be able to keep the population under control if not eradicate them.

ReefMonkey714 · May 23, 2016

Emac909 said:

Oo I'm not sure what I found then I thought they were eggs. What about some dip do you think that would irrate them to fall off oor am I stuck removing them by hand.

ReefMonkey714 · May 23, 2016

JavaJacketOC said:

What wrasse would you recommend bud.

JavaJacketOC · May 23, 2016

ReefMonkey714 said:

I believe Melanurus and 6 line are commonly used to address flatworms.

Emac909 · May 23, 2016

ReefMonkey714 said:

Really non of the coral dips do well on killing them or getting them to come out of the rock. Bearer insect killer works at killing them but u would have to dip all our live rock.
If u could catch another one and make a video of it moving.
I don't want to say for sure u have polyclads but a video would sure help on IDing them

ReefMonkey714 · May 23, 2016

Emac909 said:

Bearer insect killer from a hardware store? Would it harm my corals or rock?

Are those bite marks???
https://youtu.be/wo-NE0S9R9U
Here's a vid I just shot. Thanks a lot bud

ReefMonkey714 · May 23, 2016

Let me know if you need a clearer vid. It looks better in my phone than you tube

mralg79 · Jun 6, 2016

Get a Melanurus it will wipe them out!Took care of my flat worms in to weeks have not seen one since.

what kind of flatworm!!

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