HELP PLANARIA!!!

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Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
assistance.

[miskairal]

I think some shrimp eat these? I read today that the coral banded shrimp
eats flatworms.
http://www.sal****erfish.com/m-inverts/Coral-Banded-Shrimp.html


wrote:
> Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
> of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
> flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
> buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
> they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
> Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
> assistance.
>

[Wayne Sallee]

The proper conditions are high organics. So keep the tank
paramers in good condition, and you won't have any trouble
with them.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



wrote on 12/8/2005 12:05 AM:
> Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
> of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
> flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
> buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
> they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
> Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
> assistance.
>

[volux]

a yellow wrasse clean up my redworms


"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message
...
> The proper conditions are high organics. So keep the tank
> paramers in good condition, and you won't have any trouble
> with them.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
>
> wrote on 12/8/2005 12:05 AM:
> > Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
> > of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
> > flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
> > buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
> > they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
> > Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
> > assistance.
> >

[RicSeyler]

I had a bad outbreak a long time ago and
added a 6 Line Wrasse, now whether
the Wrasse itself or extra vigilant tank maintenance
or the combination of the two, they went away
except for the very seldom spotted stray flatworm.

wrote:

>Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
>of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
>flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
>buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
>they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
>Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
>assistance.
>
>
>

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[threeofus]

Mandarian gobies love them, just make sure there is enough food in your tank
for them after the planaria are gone or they'll starve to death.




> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Hello folks, I was wondering if there are any reef/coral-safe methods
> of eliminating, or at least controlling planaria (aka: redworms or
> flatworms) in my reef tank... I received some of these annoying little
> buggers with some liverock a few weeks ago and I've been advised that
> they can reproduce to plague proportions given the proper conditions.
> Any advice is heavily appreciated and I thank you in advance for your
> assistance.
>

[Pszemol]

"miskairal" <mehiding@Oz> wrote in message ...
>I think some shrimp eat these?
> I read today that the coral banded shrimp eats flatworms.

Curious, where have you read about it ?

[miskairal]

Hmmm, I vaguely remember writing this (a lot has happened since the 8th
of December) and at the time adding a link to the page I'd read it at
because I am hopeless at remembering stuff. The OP doesn't show up in my
newsreader so I started searching through all my links to find where I
had read it to no avail so then I searched Google for the OP and there
is the link as I thought
(http://www.sal****erfish.com/m-inverts/Coral-Banded-Shrimp.html) but
I'll be darned if I can see where it says that the shrimp eats
flatworms. Either I stuffed up or they have changed their page. I've
searched Google for Coral Banded Shrimp and flatworm and not found any
connection. If I only read it that day then you can bet it was written
somewhere in cyberspace as opposed to me saying "I read it somewhere
months ago", in which case I'm probably wrong.

Sorry.


Pszemol wrote:
> "miskairal" <mehiding@Oz> wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I think some shrimp eat these?
>> I read today that the coral banded shrimp eats flatworms.
>
>
> Curious, where have you read about it ?