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[Vivien Woon]

Hiya where does these flatworms comes from ?

LR or new fishes we buy from fish shops.

Is there a way to ensure our Poor Tankss

is free from these *yugs**

Many THanks

vivien

[Wei]

HI,

flatworms usually come with the corals. just give the flatworm a freshwater dip & it will come off.

Wei

[hongqixian]

But the coral might be hurt in the process esp. if it is delicate like pulse coral.

[Wei]

Hi hongqixian,

well, its just a few sec. Flatworms will drop instantly.

If not, u can dip coral in saltwater & remove it manually or shaking it for the flatworm to drop off. but this will not guranttee all flatworms removed as pple might miss out some.

U mean xenia? Haven't try on it cos never seen flatworms on them. Mushrooms, & LPS very common to have flatworms.

Wei

[lona]

why are flatworms bad?

[KingFish]

why are flatworms bad? 

Just plain unsightly ... and if you handle them, it leaves a yellow stain. They proliferate pretty fast, so your tank will be 'yellowed' very quickly.

You can refer to Morgan's thread

[woonming]

Hi beside making the tank look yellowish , are the flatworms any harm to corals or fishes or any lifestock ?

woonming

[Morgan]

Hi beside making the tank look yellowish , are the flatworms any harm to corals or fishes or any lifestock ?

woonming

Not if you leave them alone.

Dying flatworms release toxin into the water.

If you have a large population of flatworm and you medicate to kill, just think how much toxin you are releasing into the water.

It can kill almost everything in your tank.

[alexlean]

Noticed my plate anemone's full of it. Will I kill the anemone if I do the fresh water dip to remove the flat worms ?

[woonming]

If i were to FW dip all my LR & coral will i be able to rid of them or can i medical dip then FW dip them before intro them into the main tank ?

Pls advise Thanks wont wan to go through what morgan did ! Nuke the Tank !!!

WOonMing

Thanks

[Morgan]

What type of flatworms do you have? Could you post some pics?

[Phang]

Hi,

Read that Leopard Wrasse do consume Flatmworms.... only one issue, they are regarded as difficult to sustain in a reef as they required a substantial population of pods to last...

[Explorer]

Sorry... But is there anyone got the picture of this flatworm?

[alexlean]

Noticed the dark patches on the plate anemone. Those are flat worms right ?

[Morgan]

Hi alex

Those are flatworm on your plate. They harmless, just leave them alone.

These flatworms does not reproduce to plague proportion.

[alexlean]

o ok. .thanks doc. Only thing is that it's unsightly. But I'll leave it alone if it does not harm my anemone.

[Morgan]

But I'll leave it alone if it does not harm my anemone.

What you have is not an anemone.

It is a plate coral.

Anemone does not have flatworm infestation.

[alexlean]

o . .thanks. Thought that was plate anemone. So what does it eat ? Thought was anemone and placed a small piece of prawn over it once a week. Will I be killing it ?

[Tanzy]

It's a hard coral, Heliofungia actiniformis, commonly called tentacle plate. It will require light and a sandy substrate. It can puff up to a big size so give it lots of space to prevent contact with other corals. Feeding will help it grow faster.

[hongqixian]

Hi alex

Those are flatworm on your plate. They harmless, just leave them alone.

These flatworms does not reproduce to plague proportion.

Morgan, may I know what medication you used when you nuked your tank?

[kingfisher]

Just wondering: How much of the beneficial bacteria will be killed by the FW dip?

[Wei]

Bacteria on corals? u dun need corals as filtration.

[kingfisher]

Haha sorry I was refering to flatworms on LRs