Will interceptor kills worms?

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Since I set up my 180 I have not been able to keep clams in it (I had to set up a completely separate system for them!) because I have an infestation of parasitic worms that I spotted going after one of my clams at night (many years ago)

My question is- will a high enough dosage of inteceptor be enough to kill off all worms in this system?

I am planning ahead and want to wipe them out before moving forward with the other planned "upgrades".

I tried catching the worms, but after catching more than 10 I finally just gave up...

Best,

Alfred

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Have you tried a fish that eats em , perhaps a type of wrasse , my melanarus ate all my bristleworms

 

[Master Shake]

interceptor will not kill them a dose high enough to kill them will kill everything else, besides that is a waste of interceptor for someone who could really need it for red bugs. the dose that would be required to kill them would have to be astronomical because i double-tripple dosed for the 4 doses i did to get rid of the red bugs and everything else was still fine

 

[KathyC]

Interesting thread here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1286326

According to this it might kill the worms.
Do you know for sure these worms are still in your tank, you did say it was long ago that you had this issue?
The downside is it will also wipe out your pods.

I'd also go with adding a Melanarus to keep any worms in check.
(bristleworms don't eat clams btw, only if they are already dead)

 

[prattreef]

What kind of worms are we talking about Alfred? Interceptor kills arthropods which AFAIK worms are not.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I'd also go with adding a Melanarus to keep any worms in check.......... Absolutely

 

[ifarmer]

Interceptor will kill every inverts in the tank

 

[prattreef]

Interceptor will kill every inverts in the tank

Completely false assertion. It is harmless to corals, snails, clams, sea stars, and pretty much every invertebrate that is not an arthropod--crabs, shrimp and pods--- in the case of your typical reef tank, and larger crabs and shrimp usually survive normal treatment protocols too.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I don't think the Melanarus would be able to get to these. They are nocturnal...
Would a Melanarus go after cleaner shrimp?

Alfred

I'd also go with adding a Melanarus to keep any worms in check.......... Absolutely

 

[prattreef]

Not unless the shrimp were very small.

I'm still unclear what worms we are talking about? Bristle worms? How big are they?

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Randy, I had a plague of Oenone Fulgida. These are the worms I am looking to wipe out in my 180. They eat clams (and small fish, apparently) at night. They also decimated my Astrea snails... (They cover them in mucus to suffocate them and eat them)

Alfred

 

[prattreef]

Ok, now I know what you are talking about. I doubt a melanauras will help much though it might eat the very small ones.

Have you tried this:
http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/353167/removing-oenone-fulgida-worms

 

[prattreef]

Ok, now I know what you are talking about. I doubt a melanauras will help much though it might eat the very small ones.

Have you tried this:
http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/353167/removing-oenone-fulgida-worms

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I actually built a very good trap, but after I caught more than ten I just gave up...

Alfred

 

[ifarmer]

not really sure about worm but it killed all my hermit crabs and pods