Comments on: Red Planaria Flat Worms And Your Beloved Fish http://blog.fragd.it/2009/11/04/red-planaria-flat-worms-and-your-beloved-fish/ Reefs, coral, fish and aquariums. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: vlad http://blog.fragd.it/2009/11/04/red-planaria-flat-worms-and-your-beloved-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 vlad Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:15 +0000 http://blog.fragd.it/?p=1959#comment-3462 Thanks for the comments Alex. We all make mistakes, but it is through these mistakes that we all learn. It is very unfortunate that you had to endure this with your fish. I am sure you have learned a lot by experiencing this horrible event. Again, thank you for your suggestions, as many would like to know how to overcome this. Thanks for the comments Alex. We all make mistakes, but it is through these mistakes that we all learn. It is very unfortunate that you had to endure this with your fish. I am sure you have learned a lot by experiencing this horrible event.

Again, thank you for your suggestions, as many would like to know how to overcome this.

]]> By: Alex http://blog.fragd.it/2009/11/04/red-planaria-flat-worms-and-your-beloved-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-3454 Alex Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:24:41 +0000 http://blog.fragd.it/?p=1959#comment-3454 Hey Vlad, my name is Alex, Taqpol on RC. I see you have a quote from me about a bad experience I had with FWE, but I am a little curious as to why you didn't contact me before posting it. I'm not upset, I just don't really know the protocol for stuff like this. I'm actually glad my experience will reach a wider audience and hopefully stop someone from making my mistake. As you guessed would happen both of my tangs did kick the bucket right about 24 hours after the initial dose. I have a few suggestions I would like to make after my experiences, 1: Have AT LEAST 50% of your entire water volume ready for an immediate water change. This is absolutely crucial as my water changes were too little, too late. 2: Keep any flow devices breaking the surface of the water and maybe even run an airstone. I still think my two tangs died from lack of oxygenation due to decomposing flatworms rather then toxin release because none of my smaller fish or corals were effected. 3: Flatworms can hide deep in the rocks where you can't see them to remove them. In hindsight I feel like my first dosage should have been half the recommended dosage to kill a large number of them, and then a week later I should have done full dosage or even 1.5-2x dosage to really make sure they were gone. The good news is that my tank has been absolutely flatworm free for two months now. Was that worth the loss of $80 of fish who had irreplaceable personalities? No way. Like all things in this hobby, take it slow. Hey Vlad, my name is Alex, Taqpol on RC. I see you have a quote from me about a bad experience I had with FWE, but I am a little curious as to why you didn’t contact me before posting it. I’m not upset, I just don’t really know the protocol for stuff like this. I’m actually glad my experience will reach a wider audience and hopefully stop someone from making my mistake.

As you guessed would happen both of my tangs did kick the bucket right about 24 hours after the initial dose. I have a few suggestions I would like to make after my experiences, 1: Have AT LEAST 50% of your entire water volume ready for an immediate water change. This is absolutely crucial as my water changes were too little, too late. 2: Keep any flow devices breaking the surface of the water and maybe even run an airstone. I still think my two tangs died from lack of oxygenation due to decomposing flatworms rather then toxin release because none of my smaller fish or corals were effected. 3: Flatworms can hide deep in the rocks where you can’t see them to remove them. In hindsight I feel like my first dosage should have been half the recommended dosage to kill a large number of them, and then a week later I should have done full dosage or even 1.5-2x dosage to really make sure they were gone.

The good news is that my tank has been absolutely flatworm free for two months now. Was that worth the loss of $80 of fish who had irreplaceable personalities? No way. Like all things in this hobby, take it slow.

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