@#$%$ Flatworms!

tang daddy · #1 11-20-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fencer

Hey Tang Daddy

In your search of FW did you ever come across of what was in Saliferts eXit
I have looked for the Health Canada notice that banned eXit but have not been able to find it.

fencer not too sure what's in fwe but if you try looking on the salifert site an maybe leave a mssg for Habib, the creator of fwe he may be able to answer your question better cheers.

adidas · #2 11-23-2007, 08:49 PM

dosed with FE yesterday, and not one flatworm visible today

untamed · #3 11-23-2007, 09:10 PM

That's good. Now...just don't give up on it like I did. As soon as you see one again, siphon and treat again. I believe that if you repeat that a few times, you'll win. I doubt you will get them all with one single treatment.

Reefer Rob · #4 11-23-2007, 09:17 PM

I did a second treatment a week later and I haven't seen a flatworm in 2 1/2 months (except in my nightmares). I think the trick is to treat everything that goes into your tank from now on.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 11-23-2007, 09:51 PM

Yellow Canary wrasses are God's gift to reefers when it comes to flatworms IMHO & IME. My Leopard kept their numbers from spreading & the Yellow wrasse totally eradicated them in a week or two.

As a bonus, Yellow wrasses stay small, are beautiful & totally cool fish.

adidas · #6 11-24-2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by untamed

That's good. Now...just don't give up on it like I did. As soon as you see one again, siphon and treat again. I believe that if you repeat that a few times, you'll win. I doubt you will get them all with one single treatment.

yup...I had 2 types of them as well..the red ones and the white/clear ones...oh i won't let them get out of hand ever again..I already dealt with the biggest flatworm problem imaginable 6 months ago

adidas · #7 12-25-2007, 10:59 PM

ugggh.. Flatworms AGAIN ...like I have to treat my tank once a month for flatworms, how can they keep coming back???

fencer · #8 12-25-2007, 11:57 PM

Okay this is not an answer. But even with the most aggressive treatment some still survive. Look at pods I nuked an entire aquarium full of live rock and they came back. Worm populations get out of control because of food supply. You might want to review what you are feeding in the tank Or I have heard that you can freshwater dip your live rock to nuke FW's.

adidas · #9 12-26-2007, 12:38 AM

i think the next dose with Exit i'll put more in. fw dip isn't an option..i have 300 lbs of rock