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mmm7m
02/10/2008, 03:05 PM
does anyone know how to get rid of flatworms?
i have a problem with them in my 150 gallon salt reef tank

Thanks

Mike

useskaforevil
02/10/2008, 03:11 PM
if its the red and brown/yellow ones i just cut back my feedings, got a pair of the velvet nudibranchs, (with help of a target mandarin i already had) and pretty soon i had none.

in an 80gallon

Dack77
02/10/2008, 03:48 PM
Using fish or other live critters can be hit and miss on whether they eat them or not. If they are the red planaria then flatworm exit works really well. Just read the directions carefully and follow them exactly because flatworms can release a deadly toxin that can wipe out the entire tank if you have enough flatworms in the tank. I have used it before and everything went well, although I was under stress :) If used according to the directions, it should be safe for a full reef tank.