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01-30-2006, 05:59 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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|  parasites on my mushrooms
I have parasites on my mushrooms for 2 months now. I did 2 treatments of amoxicillin 250 mg every 10 gallons every other day. Nothing work. Then I added a UV, and those pest are still there. Everything in the tank seems fine, especially my goniopora. I need help before they take over and kill my babies.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | 
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01-30-2006, 06:02 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Utica, NY Age: 49
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Do you Have any Pictures of them? ............ John _________ 150 Gallon Reef 2-400w MH 2-110w VHO Actinic's, Moon lights, 250lbs LR,2-CPR CS150 overflows, 55 gallon sump/Refugium,auto-top-off, 6-Stage RO/DI Filter, E.T.S.S.600 Skimmer, Red sea 100 ozoneizer, Pinpoint ORP/PH controller, MRC-CR2 Calcium Reactor, 80w R/Lifeguard UV filter, 1/2 hp Chiller, Medusa 2 stage Temp Controller, Iwaki MD-100RLT Return Pump | |
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01-30-2006, 06:06 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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I will try to take some. They look like small orange spots that move around. | |
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01-30-2006, 06:07 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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I tried to pull it off the mushroom and it slit in half and didn't die. | |
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01-30-2006, 08:00 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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could be flatworms
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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03-11-2006, 06:28 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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I was finally able to get a picture of them. | |
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03-11-2006, 07:27 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Red planaria, aka flatworms. Not a parasite but definitely a nuisance. | |
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03-11-2006, 10:08 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
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How do I get rid of them? | |
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03-11-2006, 12:28 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Originally Posted by Reef Lover How do I get rid of them? | See if an iodine dip will help them. I think freshwater dip will also drop the suckers. Do it before they hurt the mushroom. You know, their not just sitting there and relaxing on the mushroom, they are eating it alive and they reproduce like crazy. If I were you, I'd take that thing out and treat it ASAP.
Like amcarrig mentioned, looks like brown flatworms, red planaria is deeper red.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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03-11-2006, 01:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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yup those flat worms are annoying...i once saw a clearish brown one on my colt coral and i injected that little jerk with iodine! but...i doubt it was the only one...what are u gona do...u try to get rid of them but 5x as many take their place! hopefully im just a crazy old coot that doesnt know anything  _________ Tank Specs:
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48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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65 lbs Live sand
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