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Leonard
05/12/2011, 03:56 PM
Turns out, they can regenerate from a SINGLE living adult cell :headwally:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/flatworms-can-completely-regenerate-from-a-single-adult-cell

Ugh!
tkeracer619
05/12/2011, 05:20 PM
good thing for flat worm exit.
Leonard
05/12/2011, 05:26 PM
FWE didn't work for me. Most accounts I've read also say long-term, full eradication is the exception, not the rule. Right after FWE treatment, it might appear like they're all gone for a few months, but then they'll start cropping up again. :( Now we know as long as a single cell survives (not even a whole adult specimen), the struggle never ends.
tkeracer619
05/12/2011, 05:42 PM
You are supposed to do multiple treatments.

I have had 100% success with flatworm exit.