what eats flatworms?

untamed · #1 03-25-2007, 01:22 AM

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 · #2 03-25-2007, 01:31 AM

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

Dragonsteeth · #3 03-25-2007, 02:09 AM

I bought a velvet nudi to eat flatworm at J&L as a flatworm eater. It ate no flatworms and was quickly devoured by hermit crabs. I was not warned of this or toxicity. My $15 lasted less than one day.
Anyway, the flatworms have all of a sudden died off! Maybe due to the changes i have made recently - phosban reactor and activated carbon : wHO KNOWS?

Neil · #4 03-25-2007, 03:01 AM

I faced this issue a while ago, didnt want to dose with FE as i dont want to drop anything in there i dont have to. Read mixed reviews between, didnt work, worked fine and nuked everything. People on RC kept on mentioning a Melanarus wrasse- I found them to be quite nice looking fish and they supposedly have great personalities. I couldnt find one around town for the life of me- no one would ship as well. Finally i came across on in ocean city a week ago and snatched it up. It is still in qt but will let you know what it thinks of flatowrms.

KrazyKuch · #5 03-25-2007, 04:29 AM

I heard 6 line wrasses are good at eating them!!

EmilyB · #6 03-25-2007, 06:11 AM

I'm looking for a leopard wrasse, j&l pretty much said they don't see them around much

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu.../Editorial.htm

marie · #7 03-25-2007, 06:24 AM

I had an unidentified damsel that ate them, unfortunately I lost him to a marine velvet out break

adidas · #8 03-25-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EmilyB

I'm looking for a leopard wrasse, j&l pretty much said they don't see them around much

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu.../Editorial.htm

a friend suggested a leopard wrasse to me..i'm also looking.

Neil · #9 05-08-2007, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil

I faced this issue a while ago, didnt want to dose with FE as i dont want to drop anything in there i dont have to. Read mixed reviews between, didnt work, worked fine and nuked everything. People on RC kept on mentioning a Melanarus wrasse- I found them to be quite nice looking fish and they supposedly have great personalities. I couldnt find one around town for the life of me- no one would ship as well. Finally i came across on in ocean city a week ago and snatched it up. It is still in qt but will let you know what it thinks of flatowrms.

My wrasse seems to do a good job- rarely see any flatworms in my tank now.

adidas · #10 05-08-2007, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil

My wrasse seems to do a good job- rarely see any flatworms in my tank now.

wanna rent him to me sometime? :P