new coral has flat worms on it

[caesar]

I just picked up a really nice green frogspawn with purple tips but I was so excited because of the price I didn't notice that the tank was covered in flat worms. I check the bag and there are several flat worms in the bag. Is there something that I can do before I add the coral to my tank to get rid of the flat worms?

 

[jgoal55]

yeah....if you have time go get yourself some pro coral cure (sam at aquabuys I believe carries it) and dip the coral in it according to the instructions...

if you are close to norcross....id be happy to give you enough to dip the coral.

gluck.

 

[caesar]

thanks

I just called Sam to make sure that he had some and would be there at 5:30

 

[navyreefer]

yup give it about 15 min in the dip and you will be fine. Fun to watch they twitch and shrink up.... you can almost hear them scream.

 

[ronnieblaze]

haha you got served!

 

[glxtrix]

fwiw, I dip all my corals in pcc for atleast 1/2 hour. Somtimes its gone longer and no ill effects. Might be over kill but I like to make sure things are dead

 

[glxtrix]

^tyrant^;133094 wrote: haha you got served!

wow that was mean.

 

[jgoal55]

glxtrix;133096 wrote: fwiw, I dip all my corals in pcc for atleast 1/2 hour. Somtimes its gone longer and no ill effects. Might be over kill but I like to make sure things are dead

yeah come to think of it ive gone quite a bit longer myself with no side effects....and it's so true...everything on that coral dies....every time i see a flatworm die off im like haha.......what sucks is when you see really nice copepods die......but their death serves a greater cause. RIP my good friends.

 

[caesar]

glxtrix;133097 wrote: wow that was mean.

it's an inside joke... but he will get his when I come over an poor a big bag of flat worms in his new tank.

 

[caesar]

I'll just tell me that they are pods LOL

 

[saltwater junky]

his vert nice new tank at that

 

[ronnieblaze]

haha you ruined your evil plans!

 

[skriz]

I use a stronger than reccomended dose and it works better with no side effects. Also, get some flatworm exit; do a dip of that first, then do a dip in pro coral cure.

 

[cmjazz89]

Stupid question I'm sure, but does anyone have a good pic of flat worms? I don't have anything strange in my tank, but would love to know what to keep an eye out for.

 

[jgoal55]

check out this page:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/index.html">http://www.melevsreef.com/id/index.html</a>

i think youll find what you need here.

 

[cmjazz89]

Thanks Jorge, just what I was looking for.