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  1. 10-04-2009, 07:16 PM #1
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    been dealing with flatworms lately... not aefw but the common reddish brown ones. ive been manually removing them for the last week or so syphoning them out with an airhose but i know in the back of my mind ill never get rid of them completely that way. i really dont want to resort to flatworm exit or anything like that, so what are my options? im not seeing any negative impact on any of my corals, its my understanding they are more of just an eyesore and consume pods... is this correct?

    been looking into a melanarus wrasse after reading about it in reefkeeping... anyone have first hand experiance with one?

    kindof confusing how i even got them... never had them before and really havent added anything new in a long time. most of my rock and coral have been with me for years in various tanks.

    any help is appreciated
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  2. 10-04-2009, 07:48 PM #2
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    The melanarus wrasse sounds like a good bet to try, along with the yellow and green coris wrasse. The lined wrasse seem to be more hit and miss.
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    I once had a six line that did some work! I've also heard that psycadelic madrins love any type of flat work or bug!
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    thanks, looks like im going to start shopping around for a nice wrasse id love a mandarin but ive never been able to keep one for any length of time.
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  5. 10-05-2009, 10:06 PM #5
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    I have heard six lines will take them out

    mandrines eat pods not fw but many wrasses will eat the worms
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    Quote Originally Posted by tazzy695 View Post
    I have heard six lines will take them out

    mandrines eat pods not fw but many wrasses will eat the worms
    Have you owned either?
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