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mitch303

Cleaner Shrimp
#1
#1
found these crawling on the glass in my refugium today. i know they are flat worms but does anyone know what kind they are? Does anybody know the best way to get rid of them? I have heard of people using flatworm exit but i dont like using chemicals in my tank unless absolutely necessary. Also have heard some wrasses eat them and i am looking for another fish to add to my tank and i do like wrasses anoyone know what kind? also i have only found about six of these guys so far and i siphoned them all out with airline tubing and they where all on the glass none one the sand or rocks that i can see, So they are not out of control yet.
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Octopus Sun

Octopus Sun

BANNED
#2
#2
6 line wrasse, these fish can be extremely mean towards your other fish.
They are very colorful, and not nice at all.
Yet they extremely helpful in flatworm control.
 
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mitch303

Cleaner Shrimp
#3
#3
what about a melanurus wrasse or the yellow coris heard these are good for flatworms also. i Just dont want that sixline picking on my other fish.
 
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jagermeister

Blenny
M.A.S.C Club Member
#4
#4
melanarus and yellow coris are excellent choices for controlling pests such as flatworms. And they're pretty docile towards other fish as well.
 
cindys

cindys

Amphipod
#9
#9
I have a 6-line that isn't mean at all.....good sized and very pretty. Also has been doing a good job on my bristleworm outbreak!
 
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