Pericelis tectivorum是name that was bestowed to a rare species of large flatworm that is occasionally encountered in reef aquaria and can really shock reefers who don’t know what to make of it. If you’re familiar with the…
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AEFW X is Fauna Marin’s New Hot Sauce for Acropora Flatworms
AEFW X is a new coral treatment from Fauna Marin that is designed to stop the spread of the dreaded Acropora Eating Flatworm (AEFW). This very simple life form has been wreaking havoc on aquarium Acropora for over 15 years…
Watch Out for a New More Damaging Euphyllia Flatworm
珊瑚害虫都是一个不争的事实reef aquarist or coral gardener, and these parasites and diseases range from slightly irritating to downright lethal. Recently we documented our experience with a ‘new’ flatworm that is more…
Is This a NEW Acro Eating Flatworm?
Coral pests are never fun, especially the type that are hard to remove with a simple dip. But undesirable parasites are even scarier and coral life-threatening when we don’t even know what we’re dealing with, as is the case with…
Anacropora Can Get Flatworms Too!
Anacropora is one of the lesser known small polyp stony coral species which are closely related to Acros and Montis. Montipora is known to be infested by pesky white nudibranch, Acropora has its issues with Amakusaplana (Acro Eating Flatworms) and…
Trap planeria and flatworms with JBL PlaCollect
The JBL PlaCollect is a simple planaria (flatworm) trap that doesn’t use chemicals. The simple device is basically a plastic tube with a cap and stopper that has a smaller tube to draw the flatworms in with some bait. Sure,…
Watch This Swimming Yellow-Spotted Flatworm
What Are Acropora Eating Flatworms And How To Treat Them
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…
New insights on eradicating the dreaded Acro Eating Flatworm
Acropora Eating Flatworms aka AEFW aka Amakusaplana acroporae are the bane of SPS coral keepers, especially those of us with a penchant for Acropora species. Acro flatworms can turn an otherwise perfect reef system into an nightmare for the Acros in our…
Coral flatworms can even infest our beloved Trachyphyllia
Coral flatworms come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors, but if we find them on our beloved corals, chances are that the flatworm is not doing any good for it. The more corals we keep and see and…