I got worms

[cmsurfr22]

i think i have flat worms or red bugs i'm not sure which one they are....they're kind of flat and kind of redish orange. they don't have legs and they are all over my rocks...what are they? how do i get rid of them? where did they come from?

 

[Phyl]

They sound like flat worms. The best thing to do is to dose the tank with Flat Worm Exit. Try to siphon out as many as you can and then dose with 2-3x the recommended dose. Siphon them out as they're dying. They can be poisonous in high concentrations when dead. Alive they're just a nuisince.

 

[Brian]

Don't wait on doing this either... Jump right on it! They can multiply like crazy.

We should have a group buy for FWE!

 

[cmsurfr22]

it doesn't seem like have too many...i have two or three rocks that are covered in them out of 50 rocks....they could be hiding though. what's the best way to siphon them out? cause they don't seem to want to come off the rocks with my python siphon...

 

[Phyl]

Take those rocks out and fresh water dip them (for 2 days). Siphon any others you see and treat the tank anyway.

 

[cmsurfr22]

they are the base rocks...taking them out would require a lot of work. what about a sixline wrasse?

 

[cmsurfr22]

just to verify here is the best picture i could get. those little 1mm x 2mm brownish things on the rocks. they ARE flatworms right?

 

[concept3]

just to verify here is the best picture i could get. those little 1mm x 2mm brownish things on the rocks. they ARE flatworms right?

oh yeah, gettim while you can!

 

[sinkingbeach]

Six Line Wrasse, Target Mandarin are hit or miss the only known predator is the Varians Nudibranch and they are very difficult to find... but being as I've dealt with these guys for sometime I do know of a source http://www.reefermadness.us/RMD_Chelidonura_varians.htm ;D

Please read up on this guy before purchasing GL