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    Posted: November 11 2005 at 9:34am

Has anyone here tried, or even heard of using Tangs to eat flatworms?
I know the common stuff we talk about, flatworm exit, wrasse, damsels, dragonnets, no light, but what about Tangs?

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nope... what kind of tang???
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I don't know, I don't believe it.  I just read it in an article this morning.

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I have flatworms and had tangs. Never saw them eat any flat worms though. It used to be that I would suck them up with a syringe and blow them out and my clown fish (and some corals) would eat them, but never my tang. Now the clownfish don't like them and the corals don't either.

My tang was a sailfin.

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With all the different species... I guess, it would be imaginable. However, I can't imagine it as a staple in their dietary needs.
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I'm really believing more and more in the value of Flatworm Exit. And it looks like the most important thing is to treat early, when there are just a few flatworms. I wish Salifert would tell us what the chemical is (it's probably something very common that won't hurt people, otherwise they would give emergency instructions). It seems to cause no harm to fish or inverts.

Treating with up to 1/5 the recommended dosage eliminates the flatworms over time, but in some cases it may kill many of them immediately. The only problem arises when a large population of dieing flatworms poisons the water. It's important to observe the tank for 2-4 hours after treatment. If a large amount of flatworms begin to die, use skimming and/or activated carbon to remove the toxin and do a 20-30% water change if needed. The water change dilutes the toxin and allows removal of dead flatworms.

I'm giving an increased dosage about two weeks after the initial treatment as the population dwindles, just to finish off the last of the more resiliant flatworms.

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I'm really believing more and more in the value of Flatworm Exit

Who are you and what did you do with Mark?

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Tangs?  Maybe sometype of rare tang?

I would think if tangs were eating flat worms on a regular basis, there would not be flat worm problems.

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I agree with Jake.

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Here is the actual quote if you'd like to comment on it.  I still don't agree with this; and I haven't yet been able to reach the author to ask for clarification.

"Introducing some wrasses, damsels, grammas, tangs, and butterflyfish will help to control the infestation as well, since all of these fish species have been known to prey heartily on planaria."

Notice the word heartily?  Hmmmm

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Crazy talk IMO.  I can see the wrasses, damsels, grammas, and butterflies, but not the tangs.  The wording should be occasionally.  Not heartily.  Maybe someone should tell Bob Burhans about this!  I am sure they don't have any of those fish in their tanks.

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I was there two weeks ago.... indeed someone should tell him.

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You were with Bob Burhans? Seahorse Bob? My hero Bob? Burhans the Magnificent? The Bob to rule all Bob Burhans? Did you bring me home anything? From Bob the King Burhans? Mr Bob the-best-speaker-we-ever-had-Burhans?

 

That Bob Burhans?

 

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Yes, but I didn't spend much time with him.  I was actually there visiting with one of his coworkers at the aquarium.  I only spent a couple days in La Jolla because I had some other places just off shore that I had to visit which occupied more of my time.  Sorry for not stealing, I mean asking for, anything for you.

But yes, that Bob.

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FYI, this is a pic of "Bob Burhans flatworms" at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla.

(Notice the SixLine Wrasse exiting at the top right edge of the pic.)

Bird World now has similar flatworms on the coral in one of their show tanks.



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Now thats a Flatworm problem!
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They took down the Seahorse nursery exhibit last time we visited and had a temporary diplay of earthquates or some weather thing. What is now on the left of the entrance?
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I don't know.  I'll video sometime and see.  My pics would be mostly close up and I don't have any idea what they have set up in what areas.  Sorry.

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