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06-28-2007, 03:57 PM
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Ways to rid Flatworms
whats the ways to rid your tank of flat worms ? my peppermint shrimp is eating SOME but not many...i dont want to use flatworm exit because of its many extreme risks... was told a certian wrasse fish ate them...what kind & is there anything else that will rid them safely
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06-28-2007, 04:01 PM
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06-28-2007, 04:02 PM
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arent they toxic parasites too ?
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06-28-2007, 04:05 PM
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i've dosed flatworm exit twice in the last month (had a VERY SALL amount of flatworms) and so far, it seems to have worked (hope i didn't jinx myself here)
the only thing that i noticed is that my cerith snails get knocked out by it for a few days. but they seem to recover.
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06-28-2007, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
arent they toxic parasites too ?
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Sorry! Read here ......
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatwormfaqs.htm
Brent.
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06-28-2007, 04:09 PM
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ok i just found a page that tells what wrasse fish eat flatworms...alot of them do  but the nudibranch i really want..the blue-velvet..says expert only...they NEED flat worms to survive...well no prob there..i got 100's !! but its also sensitive to water Q..would cyanno bother it ? |
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06-28-2007, 04:13 PM
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wait a minute....they can live out of salt water..& thrive..that dont make sense.....it says../.
Flatworms in my home
I am not sure that your contacts are the correct source for my question but perhaps you can point me in the right direction. We have a large shower in our home. A few small, dark gray flatworms have crawled out of the drain during the daytime while we are not home. I have also found some samples in the shower early in the morning. We set a clear bowl over the drain and trapped some each day over a period of 3 - 4 days. Is there an environmentally safe substance I can use to kill the worms? If not, what would you recommend? thanks, Ronnie Lanier
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06-28-2007, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
ok i just found a page that tells what wrasse fish eat flatworms...alot of them do but the nudibranch i really want..the blue-velvet..says expert only...they NEED flat worms to survive...well no prob there..i got 100's !! but its also sensitive to water Q..would cyanno bother it ? |
http://www.diveoz.com.au/nudibranchs/nudibranch.asp I found this hope it helps!
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06-28-2007, 05:40 PM
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Exit by salifert.
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06-28-2007, 05:45 PM
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i hear that the six line wrasse eats them. you can also add more flow to the system. with more flow they just kinda disappear on thier own, IME.
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06-28-2007, 09:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
wait a minute....they can live out of salt water..& thrive..that dont make sense.....it says../.
Flatworms in my home
I am not sure that your contacts are the correct source for my question but perhaps you can point me in the right direction. We have a large shower in our home. A few small, dark gray flatworms have crawled out of the drain during the daytime while we are not home. I have also found some samples in the shower early in the morning. We set a clear bowl over the drain and trapped some each day over a period of 3 - 4 days. Is there an environmentally safe substance I can use to kill the worms? If not, what would you recommend? thanks, Ronnie Lanier
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There are hundreds if not thousands of species of worms I'm relatively certain the ones in that persons shower would not survive in a marine environment and vice versa
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06-28-2007, 11:49 PM
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i will get a wrasse soon a new addition would be nice..i need to get rid of some of this coral & grass..but its infected with flatworms so no-one will take it..i got a GIGANTIC Halimeda rock..taking over my tank.  & 50 mushrooms lol. |
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06-29-2007, 12:14 AM
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you broke the pager!!!!
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