flatworms

Puff · #1 03-07-2008, 05:22 AM

i recently got home to discover a huge outbreak (neighbour broke feeder, so fed herself...FAR too much). ive been siphoning out what i can, and my new sixline seems to be getting some of them, but seems to only stick to the smaller ones.

do you notice that they seem to accumulate in the same spots? i have maybe 2 or 3 spots where they all are. other than that they are nowhere. makes siphoning easy!!

Delphinus · #2 03-07-2008, 06:35 AM

On the advice of Seahorse_Fanatic I picked up a yellow canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) when I noticed flatworms in my tank around Christmas time. Within a month there wasn't a flatworm to be found in the tank.

And, it's a very pretty fish.

Also called a yellow coris wrasse but it's not related to the Coris family of wrasses (which get huge).

Keri · #3 03-07-2008, 06:36 AM

Did it bother any of your other inverts? (shrimp or dusters?)

Delphinus · #4 03-07-2008, 06:42 AM

Nope, and I have a fair number of shrimp (2 cleaners and at least 1 peppermint) and dusters in this particular tank. Although come to think of it, I think they're fan worms, not feather dusters. At any rate, been a model reef citizen. I'm sure he's taking down the 'pod population but really all fish will to some degree. I'm not sure I would want a mandarin sharing the tank unless it was a large tank with a decent pod loading to begin with. Other than that though, what a great fish. I think he sleeps in the sand though.. I'd be a little cautious about a BB tank. Sometime around 9pm, an hour and a half before lights-out, he literally disappears. I've never been able to figure out where he's bunking down for the night.

Keri · #5 03-07-2008, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Nope, and I have a fair number of shrimp (2 cleaners and at least 1 peppermint) and dusters in this particular tank. Although come to think of it, I think they're fan worms, not feather dusters. At any rate, been a model reef citizen. I'm sure he's taking down the 'pod population but really all fish will to some degree. I'm not sure I would want a mandarin sharing the tank unless it was a large tank with a decent pod loading to begin with. Other than that though, what a great fish. I think he sleeps in the sand though.. I'd be a little cautious about a BB tank. Sometime around 9pm, an hour and a half before lights-out, he literally disappears. I've never been able to figure out where he's bunking down for the night.

Hey thanks for the info! Something to consider

Keri · #6 03-08-2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

On the advice of Seahorse_Fanatic I picked up a yellow canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) when I noticed flatworms in my tank around Christmas time. Within a month there wasn't a flatworm to be found in the tank.

And, it's a very pretty fish.

Also called a yellow coris wrasse but it's not related to the Coris family of wrasses (which get huge).

Picked one up today

He's very different looking, I like the way they move. He decided it was bedtime and went sand diving.

Update March 28 08: I had a bit of a cyano outbreak, gone now, but I think the yellow wrasse has worked his magic - I can't find ANY!