Flatworms help!!

saltwaterseahorses · #1 05-23-2010, 03:40 PM

Ok good

4lti7ude · #2 05-23-2010, 06:42 PM

Hey Chase how did you manage to catch him?
I have a big bristle worm in my tank and I been trying to catch him.

Im trying to avoid chemicals, so ive tried a FW dip and it killed everything almost BUT him.

I also tried shooting him with pure salt water but hes real fast so I dunno if that even would do anything...

Madreefer · #3 05-23-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 4lti7ude

Hey Chase how did you manage to catch him?
I have a big bristle worm in my tank and I been trying to catch him.

Im trying to avoid chemicals, so ive tried a FW dip and it killed everything almost BUT him.

I also tried shooting him with pure salt water but hes real fast so I dunno if that even would do anything...

Thought it was a gimmick. But I got a bristle worm trap from Oceans Aquatics. Actually works pretty good. I've watched a bristle worm approximetely 14" long get trapped by it. I don't know if they sense danger at all but they shrink down to about 2" when trapped.

Chase31 · #4 05-23-2010, 11:47 PM

put shrimp in some panty hose theyll get stuck in it, but i have flatworms not bristleworms

Chase31 · #5 05-24-2010, 05:24 AM

do flatworms have shells? like a small flat one?

Madreefer · #6 05-25-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chase31

do flatworms have shells? like a small flat one?

No. That might be a chiton. If so not harmfull. For your flatworms if you don't want to use chemicals and have room for another fish try a six line wrasse. They are evil little buggers over time. I have a potters wrasse that helped out in my tank and he's been well behaved.

Chase31 · #7 05-25-2010, 02:56 AM

i need to get a lid b4 a wrass, and they have little flat shells and anteni like snails