Can someone identify these flatworms on my torch. How can I treat that? I'm Dipping my torches in coral rx and brushing the base with a tooth brush. Can someone identify it please and best treatment. Thank you
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Been doing some research. So dip every oOn euphyllia? Polyclad flatworms. Best way was fresh water dip.
How long before they were all gone?Watch for dipping them too long.
I dipped all my euphyllia every few days.
They fall off pretty quickly once in fresh water.
That’s not a bad thing. Sounds like you caught them in time. Was there a recent addition of a new torch, hammer or frogspawn?Dipped all found nothing. Odd
Honestly I just started restocking this tank. So everything is less than 3 months old. The newest torch was the one that had the flatworms on it. Banana torch I got from farmers frag market.That’s not a bad thing. Sounds like you caught them in time. Was there a recent addition of a new torch, hammer or frogspawn?
My last melnarus decimated my clean up crew. That's the only concernThese seem to be much more prevalent in recent months.
I don't know of a specific cure for them, but a melanurus wrasse is your best defense against random flatworms. They are great reef fish in general.
Melanurus Wrasse
The Melanurus Wrasse is also referred to as the Tail Spot Wrasse and Hoeven's Wrasse. The body of this fish is blue-green in color and has pink or yellow stripereefs.com