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Acoelomorpha is a subphylum of Platyhelminthe, and sometimes in marine aquarium discussion, you will hear people say, “that’s an acoel worm, not a XYZ flatworm.” Also, what we commonly call the Red Planaria flatworm is usually a species within the genus Convulotriloba (which happens to be under the subphylum Acoelomorpha).
Another way to prevent a Planaria invasion is to closely examine any coral or rock prior to purchase. Say you fail to take these precautions and you have already introduced this flatworm into your system. Well let me tell you it is a tough battle. Failing to do the first step mentioned above myself, I know what it’s like to battle red ...
The less worms, the less damage basically. Mix up and age some saltwater for a few days, in preparation for a 25% water change. The goal: to remove the toxins the red planaria release as soon as possible. When you are about to use Flatworm eXit, all filtration should be off for the time being, but leave all the pumps on.
It depends on the type of Flatworm. I believe FW Exit and similar products are effective on Red Planaria but not so much on other Flatworms. I had a small infestation of brown Flatworms which killed some Euphyllia and Hammers and dosing Flatworm RX (which I believe is chemically the same as FW Exit) didn’t seem to bother them.
I tested Flatworm exit outside of my tank in a small 10 G tank with couple live rocks and spare corals (Trumpet, Mushroom, Paly). I transfered a few planaria and Let the buggers breed for a bit and then treated with FlatWorm Exit. Left treatment in for a few days. Then did the carbon. No harm to corals. Couple weeks later I see planaria showing up.
Planaria/Flatworm ID: Found in torch. SaltwaterScoop; Oct 3, 2024; Hitchhiker & Critter ID; Replies 5 ...
Another way to prevent a Planaria invasion is to closely examine any coral or rock prior to purchase. Say you fail to take these precautions and you have already introduced this flatworm into your system. Well let me tell you it is a tough battle. Failing to do the first step mentioned above myself, I know what it’s like to battle red ...
So, I took a coral feeding tube, and some tubing, and the Red Planaria Flatworms siphon right up. But what I noticed is when I siphon into an empty plastic 1-gallon distilled water jug the Red Planaria Flatworms sink to the bottom and stick to the bottom of the jug. No filtering the water back into the tank.
Looks like an acoel flatworm. Simply siphon it up. ** DO check now and daily for presence of any eggs from flatworm in the tank. Assure they are gone. May be time to add a security guard in the tank (A/K/A 6 lined wrasse,lunare or melanurus wrasse) . . which will eat them
The problem is they have a nasty habit of multiplying very fast and very subtly. By the time you notice that they’re annoying your coral you have hundreds. That’s when the issues of toxins becomes a problem. When you do a mass extermination (flatworm exit or similar), the dead mass releases enough toxins to kill your fish.