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04-11-2007, 06:08 AM
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Flat worm
It appears that i have a case of flatworms in my refug.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm they are the Amphiscolops sp. clear type that only have a small white-ISH spot near the head. I can isolate my refugium if needed but whats your guys opinion ? Kyle 
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04-11-2007, 01:41 PM
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why do anything at all?? as the article you linked to says:
Amphiscolops sp., a harmless acoel that "shows up" at times in reef tanks. i noticed a while back i had them as well so out i went to get "flatworm exit". then instead of dosing, i decided to watch and see what happens instead...nothing really, still see a few around every now and then but it's not really an issue IMO. they don't really seem that evil...
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Darryl Last edited by fishface; 04-11-2007 at 01:43 PM.
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04-11-2007, 02:10 PM
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Odds are the population will crash on its own. I don't know whether flatworm exit will get the job done but you could always test it out on a batch of flatworms.
In the meantime, you can siphon out any you see. As the article says, they are pretty much harmless yet still not something most people want in their tank.
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04-11-2007, 11:22 PM
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I had a population burst of those as well. Never any harm came to my tank with them in there. Mine seemed to prefere staying on the glass or close to it. Used a strong 36x magnifier to watch them and they ate algae. After a few months the population crashed and now I rarely see one.
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04-12-2007, 04:12 AM
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Wont a 6 line Wrasse eat them?
Doug
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