Red Flatworms on Torch
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Yes dip that sucker! Do you have any wrasses in the tank? I usually keep a sixline for flatworm control, although they eventually do becomes wrasseholes…
Ive had good success with dipping the coral outside of the tank in a container with some flatworm exit. I think peroxide might work as well, like a drop or two per 1/2 gallon.
Ive had good success with dipping the coral outside of the tank in a container with some flatworm exit. I think peroxide might work as well, like a drop or two per 1/2 gallon.
Looks like planaria, not too concerning, but worth eradicating if you can. Revive or any of the other citric acid based dips should work fine if you can pull the coral.
If you can't pull it, Flatworm Exit is very effective, but should be used with caution as the toxins from the a large number of dead or dying planaria can be a real problem for fish respiration for hours.
If you can't pull it, Flatworm Exit is very effective, but should be used with caution as the toxins from the a large number of dead or dying planaria can be a real problem for fish respiration for hours.
Planaria and use potassium chloride as a dip. You can use 2 teaspoons in one gallon of tank water for about 30 minutes. You can make the dip stronger (1-2 tablespoons per gallon) for a shorter time, 10 minutes or so. There are a few threads out there with recipes, times, etc. If you don't want to use potassium chloride, the pick up some Polyp Lab Reef Primer, it's essentially potassium salts. It's probably one of the best dips you can buy for flatworms.
Do not use flatworm exit, that stuff can wipe out a tank if not careful. It's not the liquid, but the flatworms themselves that release a toxin that wipes out everything. The reason being, you can't possibly see/find all of the flatworms, so there are more that you can't remove or see that really do the damage.
True. I wiped out my 1st tank using FWE.
Do the dip, and see how many comes off. I think you'll be shocked how quickly they multiply. You don't want to just leave it alone. It can overtake your tank quickly without any control.
One of the reason I keep the springeri damsel and yellow coris wrasse is to keep any planaris out of the tank if it every makes it there.
Do the dip, and see how many comes off. I think you'll be shocked how quickly they multiply. You don't want to just leave it alone. It can overtake your tank quickly without any control.
One of the reason I keep the springeri damsel and yellow coris wrasse is to keep any planaris out of the tank if it every makes it there.
