Who has had AEFW and beat them?

[rastaangel]

So I just treated with levasol...
AND THERE ALL DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of my fish are having a huge flatworm meal, except my sleeper goby he seems to like to eat the mini brittles that arnt doin to well
I will be using this treatment every week for 4 months to make sure there all dead as well as weekly inspecting for eggs

[Matman]

Originally Posted by rastaangel

So I just treated with levasol...
AND THERE ALL DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of my fish are having a huge flatworm meal, except my sleeper goby he seems to like to eat the mini brittles that arnt doin to well
I will be using this treatment every week for 4 months to make sure there all dead as well as weekly inspecting for eggs

Where can you get Levamisol? I would consider it if it would get worst.

[Aquattro]

There are lots of threads on RC about Levamisol, apparently it's not a permanent solution.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2027706

[Myka]

I think the problem with Levamisole, and any other treatment known, is simply that it won't kill the eggs. Eggs are produced and hatched quite quickly, so it is easy for AEFW to repopulate. Corey might have a decent battle plan, although I think 4 months is rather excessive. I would be worried about the amount of Levamisole going into the full system, but AEFW is so persistent and difficult to deal with that maybe it is the best plan there is.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

maybe it is the best plan there is.

Well, I certainly don't have any other plans If I ever got these things, I'd be screwed. Everything is encrusted to rock, so dipping is out. Biggest reason out there to dip and inspect every frag you buy.

[Myka]

You can buy bendable extension arms for drills that you can put a bag on and put them in the tank. Attach a small diamond blade (like a Dremel blade) to the extension and you can cut the corals off the rocks. You can also buy small coping saws and keyhole saws with fine blades on them which you can use to hand cut. There is never no way!

[rastaangel]

I know that nothin kills the eggs which is why I am inspecting all the corals once a week for eggs whenever I do a WC. I also couldnt find a hatch out period for eggs which is why I am going for around 4 months to make sure. I am also waiting for kelly to get me in some fish that eat them for some natural defence.
But if I decide to take this other job the tank with be turned into a FOWLR system and all the corals will either be sold/given away or tossed in the trash