Flatworm question

[LOTUS50GOD]

When I had my 260 I had flatworms... BAD....

So when I upgraded tanks, I flatworm exit dipped each rock for 20 minutes at 4x the recommended concertration.

I thought I had gotten rid of them, but the other day I saw 4 of them by the magnet. They are not on or around the corals or rock.

I do have a leopard & 6 line wrasse that arre supposed to eat the little buggers.

Should I Flatworm exit the entire tank?

[tanktoyman]

The only cure that I have found for flatworms is flatworm exit and I have done it before on my 125 gallon setup. I have never had a problem, but I did have to up the recomended dose to make it work.

[maharkona]

If you only see a few. Try not feeding your tank for 2-3 days if poss. The wrasses might take care of them. If you decide to treat w/ fw exit, I would also up the recomended dosage. Make sure to take a powerhead and blow all around your rocks during the treatment. Get those buggers out into the water colomn.

[crvz]

I'd follow the directions, but it's not a surprise that some of them made it through. Make sure to siphon out/manually remove as many as you can if you treat in-tank.

[shag26272]

If you only see a few you should treat it now before they multiply.

[crichard6069]

Agree - treat it asap with FWE.. I had a horrid outbreak last year in my 24g aquapod and FWE did wonders.. it took a few treatments, but it worked. I've since upgraded to a 75g and still no flatworms.. knock on wood.

[lflint]

Go for it. It's fun to watch those little buggers die. Killing them now will release very little toxin into the water as compared to when you have a bunch of them.

[CyclistMT]

Here is another option to FWE.

Levisole Flatworm Kill Recipe (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1379099)

[skey44]

get em early. i have found ?Haliochoeres sp. get rid of them pretty well.