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draco 04-18-2007 01:02 AM

What eats red flatworms ?
 
I read on other web sites that a mandrin goby will eat red flatworms. Is this true? Because we are just about ready for a mandrin goby and are having a lot of red flatworms. too many to use flatworm exit.

Kabong 04-18-2007 04:55 AM

The spotted mandrin (Synchiropus picturatus) is said to eat flatworms.
The blue/green mandrin (Synchiropus splendidus) does not.

draco 04-18-2007 05:02 AM

Well that sucks. We were looking to get the blue/green manderin not the spotted. But thanks for the info. Does anything else eat red flatworms?

Bartman 04-18-2007 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by draco (Post 247682)
Well that sucks. We were looking to get the blue/green manderin not the spotted. But thanks for the info. Does anything else eat red flatworms?

I have a Royal Gramma which eats them. They were multiplying rapidly in my tank at one point and I was squashing them on the glass and sucking them out, to no avail. One day my RG decided they were food and they were all gone in about 2 weeks.

Your mileage may vary. :wink:

Doug 04-18-2007 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by draco (Post 247630)
I read on other web sites that a mandrin goby will eat red flatworms. Is this true? Because we are just about ready for a mandrin goby and are having a lot of red flatworms. too many to use flatworm exit.

My normal coloured mandarin did eat them, but as posted, its the spotted most post to have success with. Several common wrasses, including the sixline, yellow & leopard. I have also heard of some damsels, like the blue/yellow tailed eating them.

However, I have seldom read where a flatworm population has been eradicated by fish. First, they seem to be a hit & miss and second, they dont eat enough. If something like "exit" is not going to be used, then the fish may help, along with lost of siphoning, lots of current to get them into suspension and good skimming & mech. filtration to remove them.

Dragonsteeth 04-18-2007 05:27 PM

Not that this helps you now but my colony of flatworms disappeared and i didnt notive until they were gone so it was very quick. I hope you have the same luck!

kwirky 04-18-2007 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bartman (Post 247692)
I have a Royal Gramma which eats them. They were multiplying rapidly in my tank at one point and I was squashing them on the glass and sucking them out, to no avail. One day my RG decided they were food and they were all gone in about 2 weeks.

Your mileage may vary. :wink:

lucky. my royal gramma doesn't, and I havent' been able to tell if my new sixline wrasses do either...

SeaHorse_Fanatic 04-18-2007 07:33 PM

My black leopard wrasse ate them all in my olld seahorse tank within a week or so. Just cruised around all day picking them off. It was great. I love biological controls for pests.

Anthony

Bartman 04-19-2007 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic (Post 247791)
My black leopard wrasse ate them all in my olld seahorse tank within a week or so. Just cruised around all day picking them off. It was great. I love biological controls for pests.

Anthony

I'd love to get a Leopard Wrasse but I've read they're hard to keep. How has yours been?


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