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Old 04-11-2007, 01:41 PM
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why do anything at all?? as the article you linked to says:

Amphiscolops sp., a harmless acoel that "shows up" at times in reef tanks. i noticed a while back i had them as well so out i went to get "flatworm exit". then instead of dosing, i decided to watch and see what happens instead...nothing really, still see a few around every now and then but it's not really an issue IMO. they don't really seem that evil...
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:10 PM
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Odds are the population will crash on its own. I don't know whether flatworm exit will get the job done but you could always test it out on a batch of flatworms.

In the meantime, you can siphon out any you see. As the article says, they are pretty much harmless yet still not something most people want in their tank.
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Old 04-11-2007, 08:46 PM
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come take a look in my tank if you think they won't spread much and just die off lol
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Old 04-11-2007, 11:22 PM
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I had a population burst of those as well. Never any harm came to my tank with them in there. Mine seemed to prefere staying on the glass or close to it. Used a strong 36x magnifier to watch them and they ate algae. After a few months the population crashed and now I rarely see one.
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Wont a 6 line Wrasse eat them?

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My 6 line wrass wiped them all out in less than a week.
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Old 04-12-2007, 03:59 PM
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My 6 line wrass wiped them all out in less than a week.
I have two and they won't touch flatworms
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