Flatworms on Palys

So i realized some of my palys were not opening properly. On closer inspection/research i found out that there are some flatworms on them! This frag of palys just happened to not be glued down yet. So i removed it from my tank and placed it in a small plastic frag bag. I then used my turkey baster to spray the frag continuously with water over and over. I noticed that the worms began to come off! Quite a few of them! I took the frag out and inspected it very closely. I found a couple more and just used a paper towel to leach them off the palys. I then placed the cleaned off frag in a new frag bag without flatworms.
My question is:
Should i put the frag back in the tank, or should i get something to treat it while its out of the tank?
I have heard good things about Flatworm Exit?
I am going to my LFS tomorrow to get a Sixline Wrasse and some of this Flatworm Exit

 

Bump..

 

Now they are attacking my Ricordea Yuma!!!


I am leaving for a week tomorrow and i hope this does not get worse while im gone!

 

get a product called "Flatworm exit"

Salifert Flatworm Exit

important info:
Description
Flatworm eXit itself is quite safe to fish and invertebrates. However, the body juice of flatworms can be toxic to some reef inhabitants when present in a too high concentration. This body juice is sometimes excreted when flatworms die.

So when you use this product it is important to do the following first:
1.Siphon out as many flatworms as possible.
2.Keep sufficient fresh activated carbon in a canister ready.
3.Turn off UV, ozone and remove activated carbon. Keep the skimmer turned on.
Important remarks

Below given remarks are a.o. meant to reduce the amount of the flatworm`s toxic body juices in the water.

Many people have treated their reef tank(s) successfully using Flatworm eXit without any problems. The most important factors are reducing the number of flatworms before commencing with the treatment and reducing the amount of the flatworm`s body juice, released when they die, as fast as possible.

Do not underestimate the number of flatworms in your system. In a few cases a significant number of flatworms can be hiding in, for example, crevices. Blow in such and any other potential hiding places, water, to blow any flatworm out of there. For that purpose you can use a powerhead or a turkey baster. Siphon out those flatworms as well.

Furthermore, do not underestimate the amount of toxic body-juices these flatworms can excrete. This can be reduced significantly by really siphoning out the flatworms before commencing with the treatment. Further significant reduction is accomplished by siphoning out as many dead flatworms as you can.

Any body juice released by the dead flatworms in the water has to be reduced further by using about 1 pound of fresh high quality carbon for every 50 gallons. The carbon has to be used in a canister with a sufficient forced water flow.

Take sufficient time for treating the tank. That is, do not treat your tank in a hurry. Also, take time to monitor your tank for at least 6 hours after the treatment.

It is also wise to have at least 25% water ready for a water change if required.

 

Be careful with Flatworm X as well because if you have a lot of flatworms and it kills them it'll knock your water out of whack. If you have quite a bit I'd siphon out as many as you can over a few weeks and then dose the Flatworm X. I've had flatworms in my tank for several months now and my 6 line keeps them in check for the most part. My Psychodelic Dragonette also eats them. I haven't used the medication because I'm afraid that they could crash my tank. They more of an irritant and are virtually harmless, except when they cover your corals.

 

It seems that you have a pretty bad problem and the timing couldn't be worse. If you use it now without getting most of the worms out, your tank my crash. If you let it go, your tank will probably be inundated with them by the time you get back. Very tough call.

 

i siphoned out and off the Yuma as much as i could! I went to the LFS and they, of course didnt have any sixline wrasses. They get them in tomorrow and i leave in the am! And i cant use flatworm exit because i dont have enough time! Wow i am up **** creek, without a paddle!

 

i cant even imagine what i will do if i come back and my tank is destroyed! I am almost thinking of calling off my trip! I havent spent any money on the trip, yet! But if i go away for a week. I could come back to a destroyed tank and the next three months will be spent throwing every dollar i make down the drain!

My plan is to talk to my friend and have him pick up a sixline wrasse for me at the LFS tomorrow and introduce him into my tank! This way something can be done to eradicate the problem at least to some degree? Than when i get back i can furthermore address the issue!

 

just got back and i think the flatworm problem fixed itself! I didnt feed my coral at all while i was gone, so i think this really starved them out! Hurray!!! My buddy that was watching the tanks for me, purchased a yellow coris wrasse for me as well. So from the looks of everything now, i can relax and take on any more problems as they come along! I was really freaking out before i left.

 

so i thought id post a pic of the palys that were over run with flat worms! I havent seen anymore worms on the palys since i blasted them off with a turkey baster, but the polyps look sick! Few are opening and some are still closed. I was wondering if there is anything i should be doing to help it recover faster?