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Posted: August 26 2013 at 10:12am |
so I found about three red flat worms on my boyfriends Duncans yesterday of course we treated the whole tank even though we didn't see any more. Anyway that got me thinking I have tons of little white bugs on the walls of my tank that are much smaller but have the same shape. Are these flat worms too? Sorry for the bad picture these guys are tiny 
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 11:25am |
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Yes, those are flatworms as well, but they are considered less invasive as the more common species of red planaria. They are photosynthetic, so they are often found on the glass on on light-facing surfaces.
IME, treatments like flatworm exit do not work on them, even at several times the recommended dosage with repeated treatments.
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 11:31am |
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What's the best way to treat them? Get something that eats them? So I did treat my tank last night and was planning on doing a water change today is that the best way to go?
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 4:42pm |
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Mmm...there's not a great way to treat these, unfortunately. They're not bad...they just aren't pretty either. Not much will eat them.
Wrasses have been shown to not actually digest flatworms. They bite them and spit them back out. If there's any neurological tissue left in the flatworm remnants, they can regenerate.
Blue velvet nudibranchs are a bit slow for these flatworms...they can move at a decent clip. And, it'll probably starve to death before it will eradicate all the flatworms.
PraziPro might work...not sure on that one.
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 5:36pm |
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Hum, okay, I'm glad to finds out they aren't harmful. Thank you so much for all your help!
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 7:03pm |
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Melanurus ate all of my flatworms in 2 days. Flatworms were M.I.A. and the wrasse, well, it looked like I do after my Thanksgiving second meal.
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 8:47pm |
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Those kind of flatworms cause no problems.
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Posted: August 26 2013 at 9:31pm |
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This is all good news guys Thank you! I went abs bought a wrasse today in hopes it will bring the population down I plan on doing a small water change tomorrow as precaution because I did put flatworm control in my tank last night. Thank you again for all the help I was having a mini melt down earlier
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Posted: August 27 2013 at 6:35am |
A little bit of information I have picked up along the way, which may help calm next time. There are many predators and prey in the ocean, even down to the tiniest little microbe which eats other microbes. This is the cycle of life and it provides balance to the environment of our little piece of the ocean. It is fascinating to learn about what all these different organisms eat. (Do you know what flatworms eat?) I often suggest to hobbyists that of the 1000's of animal species that live in our reef aquariums, there is a handful of pests we really need to worry about. The good thing is that we have learned how to deal with them. 
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Posted: August 27 2013 at 12:12pm |
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. I've got a problem, it's flatworms maybe?
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Posted: August 27 2013 at 1:01pm |
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Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy.I've got a problem, it's flatworms maybe? |
OH! Look what you did! You made a funny, bout flat worms maybe.
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Posted: August 27 2013 at 1:10pm |
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It works for tape worms too. :) Maybe.
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Posted: August 28 2013 at 7:51pm |
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 12:03am |
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 12:10am |
No dang way, you all just helped crack what Inigo was talking about. All these years........ It was FLATWORMS!!! WhooHoo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP5-qJSzDUg An the solution: No need to fuss.... they mean no Harm... but now I am hungry for some peanuts!  LOL
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Posted: September 29 2013 at 8:09am |
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Furan2?
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Posted: September 29 2013 at 9:36am |
laynframe wrote:
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Furan-2 is a wide spectrum antibiotic. It has no ingredients that would target flatworms.
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Posted: September 29 2013 at 11:28am |
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I just left them alone, they aren't bugging anyone but me haha
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Posted: September 29 2013 at 4:29pm |
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oopa cant keep my drugs right... i ment interceptor. had these guys in a tank and that cleared them out!
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