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Old 11-16-2007, 04:18 PM
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my 75 galllon tank is almost done cycling but this last month flat worms have completly taken over my tank there is millions of green and white flat worms all over the glass and lr.also i have a obnoxious about of fire worms and other worms that i have no idea what are.also i have a ton of snails and copepods that have come out.My question is i heard that a six line wrasse will eat them.Does anyone no if they will eat them or what else will.I started with a few on the glass now i can hardly see in the tank its unbeliable how these things reproduce!!!!!!!!!!lol
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:22 PM
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when you get some fish in there they will help take care of them
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:25 PM
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ive been told alot of fish will not eat them is that not true
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:28 PM
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A sixline will help. I have heard that white flatworms will come and go without hurting the system, they are pod eaters. It's the brown ones you need to worry about. Green? Can you provide a picture?
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:30 PM
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:36 PM
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i will try to get a good pic later tonight ...yea they are green with a orange dot in the middle of them..they are actually inda cool looking
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:51 PM
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Flatworms

A little extra reading.

I also found your flatworm in Calfo's Reef Invertebrates: start reading up on Convolutriloba retrogemma (acoel flatworms)
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Old 11-16-2007, 04:56 PM
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how do i post a pic from my computer
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Old 11-16-2007, 05:00 PM
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Download it at Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. After it finishes, the image will show up at the bottom of the page. Left click on the direct link option. When you are making your post on here, click on the mountaing picture icon and it will give you a place to paste the link.
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Old 11-16-2007, 05:07 PM
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Old 11-16-2007, 05:09 PM
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hope that worked sorry had to take pic with my phone my computer wont read my memory card for some reason
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Old 11-16-2007, 05:21 PM
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thank you becky its defiantly the acoel flatworm that was in the link you sent and its worse than the pic they have lol
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