what eats flatworms?

[adidas]

whats a good fish that eats flatworms?

[untamed]

I've never found one. 6 line wrasses get mentioned a lot, but the one I had never looked at them.

There's a nudibranch..forgotten the name...black with blue stripe...I can't find one anywhere.

[justinl]

the nudibranch you're referring to is called the velvet nudibranch. Although it chows down on flatworms like no tommorow, DO NOT get one!

They will quickly decimate the flatworm population then promptly starve or die off (they are fragile critters). When they go to nudi heaven, they take along your entire tank as they are quite toxic.

Why do you want a fish to eat them? Is there something in your tank that can't tolerate flatworm exit? or can you not find FE?

[Black Phantom]

I have an absolute ton of them in my refugium but none in the main tank. The only critter I see going after them is my Sergeant Major.
I'll even scoop them out of the fuge and throw them in the other tank. He goes nuts over them
Maybe thats just him?

[untamed]

I don't mean hijack Adidas thread...but I won't add flatworm exit to my tank out of concern for the myriad of critters that I have in there.

This is the first I've heard of a Sergeant Major doing that job. Nice!

[adidas]

i've done 2 doses in a row of Exit and it didn't get rid of them, nor did it harm anything...in fact the worms came back with a vengeance

[Rippin]

What type of flatworm problem do you have? Beyond smothering your corals, I've read that the common red planeria is no real threat.
I had a small break out of flat worms but it took care of itself with more diligent tank housekeeping. It seems that the 'fix' to these types of common problems are the same thing - reduce phosphates and excess nutrients. Supposedly every aquarium has flatworms, but they are only noticeable during a break out.

Have you tried increasing your skimming, water changes, flow, and less food at feeding time?

[adidas]

just increased my flow today and we are going to start syphoning everyday