Words of Advice....

[TheReefGeek]

That Chaeto was from me, after Lee told me there were flatworms I checked my fuge, and indeed I did have some little red flatworms on the glass in my refugium. If I had known I had these, I would not have given the chaeto away. I won't trade anything more from my tank until they are gone. Sorry Lee!

They came into my fuge from either the chaeto I got from local reefers (Michca & Joe Reefer you might want to check your chaeto) or else on frags I bought and held in my fuge.

My flatworms are almost all gone, in a tank that is skimmed well they often die out on their own in a couple months. I don't like using chemicals like Exit, read to many horror stories about it. I will wait it out, they aren't doing any harm right now, and definately reducing in numbers and they haven't spread from my fuge yet.

But definately fresh water dipping seems to be the order of the day, I have been lucky the flatworms are dieing out on their own for me, but I should definately have dipped my chaeto & frags.

Are you sure these red flatworms eat corals? Red bugs eat acros, but these are not red bugs. The corals in my fuge are doing fine.