AEFW

[Reefer Rob]

I've been through this, it isn't fun, but you can win. I found Revive to be stressfully on the corals for repeated dipping. Have a read here, it works well, and the corals don't even react to the dip if done correctly. Unfortunately it's only available in The States. Perhaps you could test some infested frags with an insecticide that is available in Canada. B-Cyfluthrin is the ingredient that kills the flatworms.

[Aquattro]

Rob, if I end up having them in the tank, I cannot remove any of the colonies. They're well attached to the rock I've got frags before and tried to turkey baste the flatworms off with little success, so I'm hoping that the few that came on this frag were equally well attached. It's possible that one let go and is in the tank somewhere, but I'm hoping I don't get them breeding in there over this.
The kicker is I know so much better than to add a frag to the tank without checking and dipping. Just dumb..

[Myka]

Dips don't kill the eggs. Every piece should be very closely inspected for eggs, and the eggs need to be scraped off. All new corals should be quarantined, but any corals found with eggs need be quarantined and dipped several times over a few weeks at least. AEFW is a reef's worst nightmare - they are terrible critters and take so much time and effort to eliminate. A worm-aggressive Wrasse is a good idea especially Halichoeres spp. although they will usually eat ornamental shrimps and crabs as well. So there are drawbacks to that option.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

Dips don't kill the eggs. Every piece should be very closely inspected for eggs, and the eggs need to be scraped off.

Egg masses are easy to see and are laid around the dead base area. I always get fresh cut frags or cut the frags off of any base to avoid things that hide down there. I also check (almost) every frag under a microscope for pests.

It's the "almost" factor above that will kill you -lol

[pinkreef]

BLUE WORLD ON HILLSIDE HAS SOME GREEN WRASSES IN $21.00 THEY ARE SMALL, UNDER 2 INCHES AND WILL EAT YOUR FLATWORMS
GOOD LUCK I HOPE ALL GOES WELL

[apexifd]

sorry to hear that

[Pan]

I had great luck following this advice, thereafter i quarantined everything....

even got all of the fish he recommended ...for a coral qt tank.


http://www.leonardosreef.com/2012/01/aefw-treatment/



He knows his sps

[Reefer Rob]

After my AEFW incident, all new frags get a dip and a close inspection. You only want to go through AEFW once in a lifetime.

The eggs aren't so easy to spot. The coral needs to be air dried a bit, and they can be in some very tight spots; every nook and cranny has to be inspected, this is a very important part of the treatment.

Brad, if you end up with AEFW, unfortunately the only way to eliminate them will be to remove your corals for dipping. It took a long sleepless night before I resolved to do this. Fortunately for me my corals were little more than frags.

You may not have to remove all your corals if you act quickly, they seem to have their favorite pieces, my tri-color was especially tasty apparently. If there is no recession at the base it may be OK to leave them attached... and see how it goes.

[Aquattro]

Rob, the corals just don't come out without removing most of the rock. Some are encrusted to the rock over a 6" area. If it gets to that point, I'm done. There is no way I can remove all acropora tissue for multiple dips and place them back in tank.
This is still only a small possibility though, so we'll see what the year brings.

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by pinkreef

BLUE WORLD ON HILLSIDE HAS SOME GREEN WRASSES IN $21.00 THEY ARE SMALL, UNDER 2 INCHES AND WILL EAT YOUR FLATWORMS
GOOD LUCK I HOPE ALL GOES WELL

those will eat red planaria. Not sure if they eat AEFW