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red planaria

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brotherd
, 02-22-2016 at 08:01 PM (5133 Views)
I had 2 torches and a hammer infested with them so I pulled all 3 and gave them a bath with Coral rx. Really checked them over thoroughly before returning them to the display or so I thought. Now they are everywhere. I bought Flatworm Exit but I thought I best check with my fellow Reef Addicts to see if there's a safer solution before I use it. I'm prepared to get a Melanurus Wrasse but that'll only take care of the display. Any thoughts?

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  1. melev's Avatar
    Flatworm eXit is what I recommend. Works great. My full write up is here: http://melevsreef.com/flatworms
  2. brotherd's Avatar
    Thanks Marc. I will wait till Friday after work to proceed. I have the carbon and 50 gal of saltwater ready to go.Would you recommend using filter socks or filter pads during the treatment to catch the worms that are missed after syphoning?
  3. brotherd's Avatar
    I will try to post pics of the process as it unfolds after the treatment. Hopefully I can help others recognize and deal with this pest as well.
  4. melev's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by brotherd
    Thanks Marc. I will wait till Friday after work to proceed. I have the carbon and 50 gal of saltwater ready to go.Would you recommend using filter socks or filter pads during the treatment to catch the worms that are missed after syphoning?
    I would siphon them out as they die, and then repeat again in a week if you see the need. Some people had to do this three weeks in a row. Be sure you are siphoning out as many as you can daily until the population is significantly less -- then treat.
  5. brotherd's Avatar
    Update: I siphoned what I could get at last night and again this am. I have started treatment about 45 minutes ago.I started with a dose for 50 gal. 30 minutes later another dose for 50 gal. Just did another dose for 50 gal.I'm going to hold there for a while because I'm too nervous to proceed any further.
  6. melev's Avatar
    Why are you doing dose after dose on the same day?
  7. brotherd's Avatar
    I was too scared to do the full shot for a 180 gal tank so I spread the doses out over one hour to monitor the livestock. The good news is all fish and inverts appear ok today and I've done a large water change and am running rox 0.8 carbon in a canister. The bad news, I still see several in the fuge and in a couple places in the display. Overall, probably 85% gone at this point.
  8. melev's Avatar
    You probably should treat again in seven days.
  9. brotherd's Avatar
    Came home after work to find my soccer ball size birds nest in rtn mode. Fan frickin tactic. Not.
  10. melev's Avatar
    Birdsnest can do that - could be 100% unrelated. They grow fast, and die fast. Remember the one in the clownfish tube video? It died overnight, and ended up in that video because I didn't bother pulling it out first.
  11. brotherd's Avatar
    I don't think it's related at all. I guess I should have opened a new blog so people don't get the wrong idea that it is. Today it looks the same.
  12. brotherd's Avatar
    And I definitely have to re treat for the planaria. Now that I know what to expect I will do the full dose for the 180 gallons in one shot. Thanks for your help Marc
  13. melev's Avatar
    Sure thing, happy to help.