Getting rid of flat worms in a coral reef tank

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Fr4nkTheT4nk - 7 years ago

Good Info!

EN Reefs - 7 years ago

i would have gotten a wrasse to clean em all up.

Troll Doll - 7 years ago

You suck. Your tank looks like shit.

kristine movsisyan - 8 years ago

Then why take the corals from the sea there aren't much left and flatworms are just so cool

Claire Bear - 8 years ago

I've just started my marine I have a tropical tank and was infested with snails...I bought loache and they wouldn't eat them...In the end I bought 4 puffers figure of eight and they ate over 1000snails in 4 hours...So there much be a fish that eats them...

Claire Bear - 8 years ago

+cdnstudman Agreed on that but there must be a similar

My Little Hobby - 8 years ago

cool, I would like a puffer, but they can eat coral, so would,'t be a good idea for me.

Jeri Berry - 8 years ago

this video gets you dizzy

Franklin Michael - 8 years ago

Why are flatworms bad??

My Little Hobby - 8 years ago

+Franklin Michael they eat/kill coral.

Robert Salinas - 8 years ago

Why not use a CopperBanded Butterfly fish

My Little Hobby - 8 years ago

+Robert Salinas So far they have not come back, but I do have a copperband in my 200 gallon tank.

BooN Gaming - 8 years ago

i tried a green spotted mandarin fish for flatworms. went to my local shop and they had this sorry looking thin mandarin so brought it home and crossed fingers. my tank was covered in flatworms and the mandarin wiped them out within a couple of days at most. she is now the fattest fish i have and feeding time she hovers near the surface waiting for food. she eats what ever goes in inc flake along with what ever she catches during the day in her everlasting hunt. my best investment along with the peppermint shrimp who wiped out the aiptasia problem almost as fast.

BooN Gaming - 7 years ago

only just got a notification about reply's so hope you sorted problem out. i was lucky because within an hour she (who turned out to be a he with small spine) stated eating them. only thing i can think of doing is make your fish hungry enough to want to eat them. if your food is nicer than the worms it will probably ignore them. you could start with a day on and day off feeding for a week and see how that goes, if not then maybe try and get it paired with another. now that is something i would recomend anyways. i bought another and it has changed the way the first acts. they are never apart and often just glide around each other in circles like a romantic dance. its amaizing to watch and very gracefull. the newer one is tiny and not mature enough to spawn but it isnt stopping her from going through the motions once all the lights are out. they really are an amazing fish.

Mr.SnugglyDick - 7 years ago

u did good there..u saved it from starvation and it helped u out with ur flatworm problem..quid pro quo

101wormwood - 8 years ago

I have a spotted mandarin but he seems to ignore all my flat worms. I have even sucked them out and tried to put near him in water to entice. any tips for training them to eat the flat worms or is it just luck

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Alex Kingcole - 8 years ago

The skimmer should be left on as well as the filter. There may be worms in there too. The solution needs to go through the entire system. Remove carbon as well.

Alex Kingcole - 8 years ago

+Alex Kingcole
wow is that an old school Prizm skimmer?
Time to upgrade!

brother blood - 9 years ago

I would love to use your fish tank as a fancy toilet but I didnt want planaria on my butt thanks for we worming it I'll be over soon just had taco bell

Iku Turso - 9 years ago

Holy hell, so many flat worms.

Mario Perez - 9 years ago

is your voice real?

My Little Hobby - 9 years ago

Nah, computer generated

SuperGrowPlants - 9 years ago

whoa!

david hamilton - 9 years ago

will this kill feather dusters?

My Little Hobby - 9 years ago

+david hamilton Sorry David, I am not too sure.

Fusion10861 - 9 years ago

Melunarus Wrasse and Blue Mandarins worked for me. They devastated an out of control population of flat worms.

dave dec - 9 years ago

couldant watch it you were moving around to much.

AquaManiac - 9 years ago

Hey cdnstudman! I have essential elements too. but i dont use reef crystals, i just use the plain shit. How much essential elements should i add per week to a ten gallon mixed reef?

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

What LED is that?

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

Ok cause I just started mine and mine turned white this morning...

My Little Hobby - 9 years ago

Actually I haven't done it in a while and just been using store bought, but may go back to it eventually.

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

ok and hows your plankton culture?

My Little Hobby - 9 years ago

It says sea world on it, but really it is just Chinese no name, but I gotta say I love it. I paid $180 for it and it is worth every penny with the crazy blues at night.

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Dale Climate Controlled Cookie Cutter Chance - 9 years ago

How in the world did you get so many??

Solo Reef - 9 years ago

Dam that was an insane amount of flatworms dude!....hope all the corals bounce back quickly!

kendo boston - 9 years ago

Great vid

Ruben - 9 years ago

Wow I had never seen those flat worms before since I don't have a saltwater tank. You could of put the sock at the end of that hose in a plastic drum and put back the clean water so you can have a longer time cleaning. Or you could of put a pump in the drum so it can pump back the water and you was draining it. I use to do that when I was cleaning the gravel. Happy New Year.

Rico Suave - 9 years ago

whoaa wtff that was crazy....do you not dip yyour corals when u get them or did it make it past the dip?

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