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How do you treat AEFW?
The theory, as it stands now, is that you need to remove the corals that are infested with AEFW. Treating the corals outside of the tank, these flatworms can be killed and removed. Any eggs on the corals or in your reef tank need to hatch before they too can be eliminated.
Does flatworm exit work on AEFW?
flatworm exit will not work for aefw, a search on here and other boards will tell you that. Your best bet is to quarantine your acros and dip them weekly, turkey baster, and get some haliochores wrasses. Some people have had sucess with dosing levamisole into their DT.
What does Coral revive do?
Revive Coral Cleaner can be used before inserting new animals in the aquarium, or after having created new frags. It prevents stress symptoms and eliminates the parasites that we may have accidentally introduced in.
What does revive coral cleaner do?
It is a surface cleaning dip based on plant extracts. Use for all general purpose live coral cleansing, as a part of acclimation to aquariums when corals or anemones are first received, for rinsing prior to shipping, and for rinsing newly fragmented corals, such as at coral farming facilities.
What will eat flatworms in a reef tank?
Flatworms have a number of natural predators, including the Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia), the Yellow Wrasse, and the Spotted Mandarin. The biggest drawback to ridding your tank of flatworms with this method is that the fish will not consume every flatworm in the tank.
What eats flatworms in a reef tank?
How long does it take for flatworm to leave?
It should start to work within 30 minutes. If within 45 minutes no visible death of flatworms occurs add 50% more. As soon as the flatworms start to die, commence with the activated carbon to take out any toxic body juices.
Should you dip your corals?
And the reason why you want to dip your corals is it’s going to prevent pests from entering in your aquarium. Dipping corals also inhibits the introduction of good critters such as amphipods and copepods. Coral dip removes good and bad critters from your corals.
Can coral revive?
Revive Coral Cleaner can be used before inserting new animals in the aquarium, or after having created new frags. It prevents stress symptoms and eliminates the parasites that we may have accidentally introduced in. It’s possible to use it like a cure for parasites and infections.
Do you dip mushroom corals?
You should dip the mushrooms as some pests do consume mushrooms as well. I’ve used Dr. G’s and Bayer and the mushrooms do okay afterwards. They do get very ticked off and spew out all their innards afterwards but recover relatively quickly once placed back in normal water parameters.
What is AEFW in reef tank?
Acropora Eating Flatworms (AEFW) are an SPS reefers nightmare. One day you can go from a pristine reef to a fully blown out plague just by introducing them with one coral. Amakusaplana acroporae, Acro eating flatworms, are species of flatworm that are parasitic to Acropora corals.
Will shrimp eat flatworms?
Think about sharing your bed with those things… Eww. I hadn’t thought of that. The flatworms in my tank are the tiny white ones (2mm max), and I bet a lot of them get eaten by the adult shrimp.
How to get rid of AEFW in a reef tank?
The theory, as it stands now, is that you need to remove the corals that are infested with AEFW. Treating the corals outside of the tank, these flatworms can be killed and removed. Any eggs on the corals or in your reef tank need to hatch before they too can be eliminated.
What is coralrx?
Coral Rx provides a quick, safe, and effective solution to protect against pest risks, and is the world leading coral dip, with over 1 Million Doses sold and counting! Learn More CoralRx is formulated to promote healthy corals.
Why coralrx for Acropora?
Coral Rx is tough on parasites, yet gentle on your coral (contains no iodine or oxidizers) allowing you to be proactive in protecting your investment. CoralRx, CoralRx Pro and CoralRx Industrial. A flatworm that only effects Acropora, but does not affect all Acropora species. Some Acropora species are more prone to infection than others.
What is the best product to protect coral from parasites?
Coral Rx is tough on parasites, yet gentle on your coral (contains no iodine or oxidizers) allowing you to be proactive in protecting your investment. CoralRx, CoralRx Pro and CoralRx Industrial.