Red Flat Worms

[Franco]

Hi forum,

what is your best product reef safe for those little ....i just notice some very small in my sump.

Thanks for the help.

 

[chrisstevens]

I had a buddy that had them he used flat worm exit and it killed them all. Haven't used it myself though

 

[Kman]

Make sure you don't have a large density because if you do and use flatworm exit you can kill your tank depending on the species of flat worm. The rust ones are toxic so if you have a heavy density look at other methods to bring the number down. Check out the link below for options.

http://www.melevsreef.com/node/651
http://www.liveaquaria.com/PIC/article.cfm?aid=122

 

[Franco]

No i have a juste few that is in my sup on de egg crate, they are very smal...in my principal tank i have tu much predator for them.

 

[Bece13]

If they are Red Planaria Flatworms then Flatworm exit will work. As Kman said, they release deadly toxins when they die. Be prepared to do a large water change and run carbon afterwords. If you do this you will be fine. You might need to repeat the process.
You can also look into getting a yellow wrasse, six line wrasse, green mandarin but I believe they are hit and miss.
I also read about using peroxide. Never tried it but here is the link:
http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/peroxide-and-the-use-against-flatworm.228032/

 

[Nick James]

http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+2073&pcatid=2073

Springeri Damsels also eat flatworms.. and supposed to be peaceful.

My flatworms have disappeared after adding my leopard wrasse.

 

[Nemo22]

+1 kman. I used Flatworm Exit. I vacuumed out as many as I could with small water change (about 5-10%), then dosed Exit as per directions, then vacuumed out floating bodies after recommended time, then completed second water change with same water quantity as first. After about 3 or four doses with several days in between, I purchased a Sixline Wrasse and he's maintained the tank ever since. Been over a year since I've spotted one now. Good luck.