[reddhaus]

I have had a few of these red flatworms in my tank for awhile. In the past couple of weeks they seem like they are getting worse. I have talked to a couple people at the LFS and they have said that Scooter Blennies will eat flatworms. I have also heard that these will eat them too.

http//www.seaslugforum.net/chelvar.htm

I would rather not use something like Flatworm Exit. Maybe as a last resort but i am just not crazy about dumping that stuff in my tank.

I have also heard that Manderins, Six-Line Wrasses, and a type of black sea cucumber will eat them but it can be hit or miss.

Does anyone have any experience or suggetions that they could share?

 

[sean]

ive heard people that have had sucess w/ 6 lines before.

 

[caribbeanguy]

oh yes the greek goddess nudibranch. It will work but you will have to make sure that it cannot get sucked in by any powerheads and such. Also they seem to get lost in the reef tank and you don't see them for a while. I was told that when they die they turn to a liquid so there will not be a carcass. I kept one for a while they are wonderful to watch. They seem to fly through the water.

 

[reddhaus]

Well, i don't have any power heads in my tank yet. I plan on getting the tunze steam in a few months but for now i don't think i have to worry.

Caribbeanguy, did you ever have a problem with this nudibranch being a coral eater while you had it? I would hate to add one to solve a problem and then cause another.

Right now i am feeling like the Scooter and the Nudi are my top choices but i don't think i have enough info to go on yet.

 

[caribbeanguy]

no, they will not touch your corals they have a specific diet and after that source is gone they usually die. They have been instances (I do not know how true)where people have indicated that these greek goddess nudibranches have also eaten hair algae, but mine never did. After the flat worms were gone it disappeared and was never seen again...... I know sad isn't it. But none the less they are great creatures and if you can keep their food source constant there should be no reason why it would live a long period of time. However I don't think you want flat worms in your tank all the time )

 

[ofblong]

Heck i have flatworms and I dont do nothing to get rid of em. tank is still fine. actually the flatworms seem to come one week and disappear the next.

 

[reddhaus]

Thanks for the info CG!! Now I am wondering who might carry these specific nudis if i were to decide to use one. Where did you get the one you had?

 

[caribbeanguy]

I got mine from the Fish Doctors, They do not have any more right now as I got mine a while back when I had my first tank but they say that tehy can order them for you, But maybe someone else on here can get them or know of some place that does. I went in the Fish docs today and I saw some Lettuce nudis for I think $10 but I may be wrong. HTH

 

[Mucho Reef]

I will be posting some info on those Flatworms in the "Zoo ? part 2" thread. I know it will help you out in the future.

Good luck my friend.

Mucho Reef

 

[reddhaus]

Thanks Mucho, i will be looking for it. I need all the help i can get!

 

[Emprr_angl]

a 6lined wrasse will decimate your flatwork population (and copepods and amphipods and mysiad shrimp grins)

 

[caribbeanguy]

yeah 6 lines are great but the wrasse in them will as Angl said decimate your pod and shrimp population