Flat worms and Radion

[popper]

I always had kessil ap9x on this tank and other kessils on previous tanks. For testing I hung an xr30 gen 6 and two 360x.

My torches now have these purple patches. When I touch them they move.

When I had Kessils, there weren't any purple patches.

Turns out they're flat worms.

I guess radions make them come out more.

 

[RandyC]

Euphyllia eating polyclad flatworms. Requires dips weekly for a good number of weeks. G’luck.

 

[Coral reefer]

Euphyllia eating polyclad flatworms. Requires dips weekly for a good number of weeks. G’luck.

Can you tell just by looking at them and from experience?

 

[RandyC]

Can you tell just by looking at them and from experience?

I can’t be 100% sure from the picture, but they definitely look like what I’ve seen from experience to be polyclads.

 

[Coral reefer]

I can’t be 100% sure from the picture, but they definitely look like what I’ve seen from experience to be polyclads.

Is it size? Color? Shape? How do they compare to the regular red planaria I tend to see?

 

[RandyC]

Usually brown or has spots. Can grow up to an inch. Red planaria generally stay much smaller than that.

 

[Coral reefer]

Thanks!

 

[popper]

Why are they more visible on radions than kessils?

 

[RandyC]

Why are they more visible on radions than kessils?

That’s why radions cost so much, they have pest detecting LED diodes.

Have no idea.

 

[Alexx]

I think they have a diferent color spectrum. The same like different lights will make your coral pop differently.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Kill those flatworms!

 

[Apon]

Kill those flatworms!

What do you use to kill them? flatworm exit work on these?

 

[Kensington Reefer]

What do you use to kill them? flatworm exit work on these?

It’s where i would start

 

[RandyC]

What do you use to kill them? flatworm exit work on these?

It’s a multi week process. You’ll have to dip all infected pieces to remove the flatworms, but that won’t rid the eggs. Dip once a week for at least 4 weeks to disrupt life cycle, but 6-8 weeks would be better.

I personally would use melafix and/or Bayer, but something like coralRX or Revive should work just fine as well.

I’m not aware if flatworm exit works on this species worms.

 

[Darkxerox]

It’s a multi week process. You’ll have to dip all infected pieces to remove the flatworms, but that won’t rid the eggs. Dip once a week for at least 4 weeks to disrupt life cycle, but 6-8 weeks would be better.

I personally would use melafix and/or Bayer, but something like coralRX or Revive should work just fine as well.

I’m not aware if flatworm exit works on this species worms.

Revive for me didn't make them lose grip as much as I would have liked and when the coral retracts they kinda hide even further. I did use potassium salts with good effect (reef primer). Haven't tried Bayer but have heard good things.

 

[popper]

What are these? Had to squirt the torch to get them out.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

bacon??

 

[popper]

My bacon is different this morning.

 

[Coral reefer]

So if I use radions my torches will make bacon for me?

 

[grizfyrfyter]

Freshwater dips work well on the flatworms I've experienced. Don't try it with sps though.