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dc5boy06

ok guys i was selling some orals when one of the buyers said i have flatworms. i dont see any on the glass but noticed some on my shrooms and hammer.. on the shrooms they are white, on the hammer they are more reddish but still nothing like pics ive seen. i was trying to avoid flat x so i went to melevs siphoning trick.. well when i get close to the hammer spawn to suck the worms i suck the ends of the hammer off completely.... i have a fat and healthy six line but i know i depends on the fish on wether they eat them or not ... helppppp please
 
I had a flatworm problem that was getting out of hand awhile back... i put in a six line and a target madarin and i havent seen a flatworm since.
 
If you are siphoning off a soft coral, you'll have to have a delicate touch and use airline tubing to avoid excess suction on the tissue. It might be easier to dip that coral, and use a turkey baster to blow those flatworms off the coral. Then put it back in your tank.
 
thanks guys for everything.. im just a little nervous about the flat x. think i might try a mandarin first then see if the problem continues. but my only question is are the white ones bad i keep reading that they aren't a problem
 
White or opaque ones are benign. Nothing to worry about.

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Please post if you are successful in getting rid of them. I too have the benign ones either white or light tan. They never get above a certain number. I believe their food source limits their population. I have tried the Flatworm Exit but it did not get them. I got a nudibranch and it did a good job in eating them until it got stuck on my Koralia and died.
 
I used flatworm exit on my 14 gallon per label instructions (actually I put 50% more than I should have) approx 6 months ago and haven't had any problems or reoccurence since then. With a waterchange and running carbon I had no losses and nothing looked even slightly angry after it.
 
I also had a large outbreak in my 55g and when I moved over to the 90g I dipped all the rock and also treated the tank in the 90g. About 2 months later I sucked out as many as I could and then I treated it again. I also waited about 45 mins before running the carbon after they started dying off. I have not seen one since and I also have a six line wrasse, yellow coris wrasse, and a target mandarin in there. It has been a few months since the last time and I have not seen one. Just make sure you have a good amount of water to do at least a 25% water change and enough carbon on hand. They can be defeated. The blue velvet nudibranch will eat them but once they are gone you will need to find him a new home as he will die.
 
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