Who has had AEFW and beat them?

rastaangel · #1 03-20-2012, 03:07 AM

I after beating the red bugs I discovered I have AEFW... Problems always snowball

Anyways who has had them and how did you beat them? Also does anyone know of a whole tank treatment?

Aquattro · #2 03-20-2012, 03:15 AM

There is no whole tank treatment. IF you can remove all acros, you can treat them, otherwise you can only hope to control them with various predators.

daniella3d · #3 03-20-2012, 03:52 AM

Flatworm Stop...in tank, reef safe and supposably a great prophylactique treatment for acropora flatworms:

http://www.korallen-zucht.de/fr/shop...worm-stop.html

I have not tried it but heard good review about it. It's just that it must be used for a few months to fully work, but I might use it as a preventive because it is said to enhance the color and health of SPS even if there are no flatworms.

Raging Reef in MOntreal have just got it in, so I am guessing other stores will soon get it as well.

pterfloth · #4 03-20-2012, 03:53 AM

I had AEFW and lost a lot of nice colonies. I ended up removing the worst and eventually won out by daily basting my acros and letting my Chromis eat the free floaters. Tried every type of wrasse possible with no luck.

I saw this the other day. Zeo has a new tank safe treatment out. Worth a shot.
http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/18/zeovit-flatwormstop/

rastaangel · #5 03-20-2012, 04:19 AM

This is the bottom of my tri color... Covered with eggs

Casey8 · #6 03-20-2012, 04:25 AM

Oh my ...

Borderjumper · #7 03-20-2012, 04:32 AM

Arrrrg that quite sucks.

Aquattro · #8 03-20-2012, 05:17 AM

I heard about the zeo stuff and followed up on some reviews on RC. Apparently it doesn't kill them, it just "makes the coral stronger" so that it can deal with it. It's very expensive and should be used full time. Minimum 3 months for any real effect.

Everybody has to understand these types of things and that it's avoidable by practicing good bio-security. Dip your corals, or you WILL introduce something bad to your tank. It's just a matter of when.

OP, for your situation, if you can remove your acros, do so and dip them. Cut the plugs off frags and toss them. Use a toothbrush to clean the bases of your corals. It's a long and tedious job to get rid of these.
Even under a microscope, AEFWs are tough to see unless they move. You will not see them on a frag with your eyes.

albert_dao · #9 03-20-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I heard about the zeo stuff and followed up on some reviews on RC. Apparently it doesn't kill them, it just "makes the coral stronger" so that it can deal with it. It's very expensive and should be used full time. Minimum 3 months for any real effect.

Well, that's sort of an explanation.

What it actually does is thicken the slime coat and make the tissue of the coral noxious and less palatable to the flatworm. It also makes colors nicer

In any case, how has anyone reviewed it yet? I just shipped it last week.

Aquattro · #10 03-20-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

In any case, how has anyone reviewed it yet? I just shipped it last week.

The discussions came from RC based on feedback from the Zeo board. No real reviews, just concerns on the labeling that sort of implies it eradicates them when in fact it does not (apparently). I didn't look too far into it, I had just discussed it with Japarto last week and was curious.

I suppose even if it helps those affected, it's better than nothing