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    Posted: April 07 2007 at 12:10am
I have flatworms in the sump, but the main tank is pretty flatworm free.  I think it's been months since I've seen a flatworm in the main tank.  Fish I have:
 
Masked rabbitfish
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Two Ocellaris Anemonefish
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Helfrichs Firefish (separate 40g, plumbed in line)
Blue Assessor (with Helfrichs)
 
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Snails, blue-legged hermits, three mithrax emerald crabs, peppermint shrimp, etc.
 
So who's chowing down on flatworms?  Any ideas?
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Maybe it's not a predator? Maybe they have not been introduced into the tank? I know of another person that has them in their sump but not the display. FWIW he also has a basement sump. Maybe the sump is just too far away for them to be easily transported to the tank?
 
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Unfortunately, the Carpenter's Wrasse hasn't been in there very long, and I haven't seen flatworms in the main tank longer than that.  Do rabbitfishes like flatworms?
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Suzy will tell you that her chromis eat flatworms and that her systems are flatworm free.  My chromis were put into my frag tank because of the abundance of flatworms.  I have seen all of them eat flatworms that are free floating (as in I stir them up and they go water borne) but have not seen them pick them off of things.  The frag tank still has an abundance of flatworms.  I am not doubting Suzy's experience here just stating what has been posted.
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I agree with adam.  Many wrasse's are known to eat flatworms.  I guess it's also a possiblity that your peppermint shrimp might be having a hay day with them, but I've never seen them eat worms.  Your best possibility though is the wrasse.

 
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I'd guess the wrasse also.
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