Good Golly Molly, what did I catch this morning?

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 07:54 AM

Woke up and shined a light in my 75 to find a brownish (with beige "leopard" spots all over it) flat (i mean extremely thin) about 3" long 1" wide thing moving slowly over my sand...was able to catch it and have it in a glass for the moment. Don't know if its good or bad...but it certainly is ugly. Picture to come shortly

Whisperer · 12/15/2009, 07:57 AM

Peanut worm?

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 08:04 AM

Sorry the picture is so crappy...I just snapped it quickly from my phone

BigandUgly · 12/15/2009, 08:08 AM

Hard to tell from the picture. Is it round or flat?

username in use · 12/15/2009, 08:10 AM

Bad, preys on snails, you probably have more too.

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 08:10 AM

extremely flat...

driftin · 12/15/2009, 08:12 AM

Hard or soft exterior?

BigandUgly · 12/15/2009, 08:14 AM

I believe peanut worms are typically tubular.

I'll shut up now and let one of the smart people identify it.

Whisperer · 12/15/2009, 08:14 AM

OMG, a giant a flatworm.

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 08:15 AM

looked up peanut worm and its definitely not that...it is completely soft and extremely thin like a piece of slime moving across the glass now

BigandUgly · 12/15/2009, 08:16 AM

It's a ninja in disguise. Be careful.

look up sea cucumber and see if it matches.

Now I will really shut up.

snakeklr · 12/15/2009, 08:17 AM

flat worm!

cestoplanidae flatworm (polyclad)

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 08:19 AM

I goggled flatworm and it looks like that is exactly what it is...now to figure out how it got in my tank...wow...beautiful and disgusting at the same time. Interesting "username" it was right next to an overturned turbo snail when I found it this morning.

Glad I enjoy shining a light in the tank in the mornings to see whats crawling around...so I'm assuming I need to eject this thing from anywhere near my tank

greech · 12/15/2009, 08:32 AM

Looks similar to this one.

http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/sho...hp?photo=17847

Very cool creature. Its a shame they are problematic.

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 08:47 AM

greech...thats it...I have it in a small glass to show my 13 yr old son this afternoon...after that, its as far away from my tank as possible...lol

you're right tho...it is a very cool looking creature.

FranktheTankTx · 12/15/2009, 08:58 AM

Take it to the LFS... they will dump it into the live rock bin & the cycle continues. Ha!

Nerd1717 · 12/15/2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FranktheTankTx

Take it to the LFS... they will dump it into the live rock bin & the cycle continues. Ha!

Hahaha, what a way to stick it to the man!

jb61264 · 12/15/2009, 09:53 AM

The strange thing is that I haven't added any live rock since I started my tank 8 months ago...not sure how it entered my tank.

username in use · 12/15/2009, 10:17 AM

on the live rock. THey are hard to find or spot when you are looking right at them. I thought I had gotten rid of all of them and when I was moving a piece of rock last week I found 2 more on the bottom. Good luck.

FranktheTankTx · 12/15/2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerd1717

Hahaha, what a way to stick it to the man!

Hey buddy, I hate to kill anything! Just pass it on!! Ha!

noahm · 12/15/2009, 10:59 AM

I threw mine in the sump. He might be able to flatten out, but I doubt he can pass through the return pump. As it is, I didn't see him when I cleaned out the sump a few months back. Mine was very similar to yours and came in on my TBS rock. Never caused any trouble, but they are pretty much esclusively predators.

tektite · 12/15/2009, 11:16 AM

I'd be careful putting it in the sump, if it does go through the return pump, even if it gets chopped up, flatworms have amazing regenerative powers and it could regrow from pieces.

FranktheTankTx · 12/15/2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tektite

I'd be careful putting it in the sump, if it does go through the return pump, even if it gets chopped up, flatworms have amazing regenerative powers and it could regrow from pieces.

Just what I was thinking when I read the previous post. I wouldn't put a flat worm in the sump. Back to the LFS!! Ha!

jimmyj7090 · 12/15/2009, 11:58 AM

Here's mine. (thread with some pics, and a couple of related links) No happy ending to this story. (I reccently found about a dozen more of them during some invasive tank maintence.

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/...ad.php?t=78806

NaClCrocodile · 12/15/2009, 12:04 PM

Hey, do these guys die with Salifert's Flatworm Exit?

12/15/2009, 07:54 AM	#1
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	Good Golly Molly, what did I catch this morning? Woke up and shined a light in my 75 to find a brownish (with beige "leopard" spots all over it) flat (i mean extremely thin) about 3" long 1" wide thing moving slowly over my sand...was able to catch it and have it in a glass for the moment. Don't know if its good or bad...but it certainly is ugly. Picture to come shortly __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 07:57 AM	#2
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	Peanut worm? __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

12/15/2009, 08:04 AM	#3
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	Sorry the picture is so crappy...I just snapped it quickly from my phone __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 08:10 AM	#5
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Bad, preys on snails, you probably have more too. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

12/15/2009, 08:10 AM	#6
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	extremely flat... __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 08:08 AM	#4
BigandUgly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Irondequoit, NY Posts: 281	Hard to tell from the picture. Is it round or flat?

12/15/2009, 08:12 AM	#7
driftin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,247	Hard or soft exterior? __________________ -Jim Current Tank Info: 70 gal custom room divider

12/15/2009, 08:14 AM	#8
BigandUgly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Irondequoit, NY Posts: 281	I believe peanut worms are typically tubular. I'll shut up now and let one of the smart people identify it.

12/15/2009, 08:14 AM	#9
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	OMG, a giant a flatworm. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

12/15/2009, 08:15 AM	#10
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	looked up peanut worm and its definitely not that...it is completely soft and extremely thin like a piece of slime moving across the glass now __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 08:16 AM	#11
BigandUgly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Irondequoit, NY Posts: 281	It's a ninja in disguise. Be careful. look up sea cucumber and see if it matches. Now I will really shut up.

12/15/2009, 08:17 AM	#12
snakeklr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 215	flat worm! cestoplanidae flatworm (polyclad) __________________ We can do it the easy way, Or the hard way. Current Tank Info: 120g Lee Mar tank

12/15/2009, 08:19 AM	#13
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	I goggled flatworm and it looks like that is exactly what it is...now to figure out how it got in my tank...wow...beautiful and disgusting at the same time. Interesting "username" it was right next to an overturned turbo snail when I found it this morning. Glad I enjoy shining a light in the tank in the mornings to see whats crawling around...so I'm assuming I need to eject this thing from anywhere near my tank __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 08:32 AM	#14
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Looks similar to this one. http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/sho...hp?photo=17847 Very cool creature. Its a shame they are problematic.

12/15/2009, 08:47 AM	#15
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	greech...thats it...I have it in a small glass to show my 13 yr old son this afternoon...after that, its as far away from my tank as possible...lol you're right tho...it is a very cool looking creature. __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 08:58 AM	#16
FranktheTankTx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 2,306	Take it to the LFS... they will dump it into the live rock bin & the cycle continues. Ha! __________________ Frank the Tank "What, I thought we were in the trust tree... in the nest? Are we not?" Current Tank Info: Custom Rimless 60g (30.5"x24.5"x18.5")

12/15/2009, 09:53 AM	#18
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	The strange thing is that I haven't added any live rock since I started my tank 8 months ago...not sure how it entered my tank. __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

12/15/2009, 10:17 AM	#19
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	on the live rock. THey are hard to find or spot when you are looking right at them. I thought I had gotten rid of all of them and when I was moving a piece of rock last week I found 2 more on the bottom. Good luck. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

12/15/2009, 10:59 AM	#21
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	I threw mine in the sump. He might be able to flatten out, but I doubt he can pass through the return pump. As it is, I didn't see him when I cleaned out the sump a few months back. Mine was very similar to yours and came in on my TBS rock. Never caused any trouble, but they are pretty much esclusively predators.

12/15/2009, 11:16 AM	#22
tektite I never finish anyth Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,120	I'd be careful putting it in the sump, if it does go through the return pump, even if it gets chopped up, flatworms have amazing regenerative powers and it could regrow from pieces.

12/15/2009, 11:58 AM	#24
jimmyj7090 aka John K Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sudbury Posts: 2,367	Here's mine. (thread with some pics, and a couple of related links) No happy ending to this story. (I reccently found about a dozen more of them during some invasive tank maintence. http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/...ad.php?t=78806 __________________ my reef ate my wallet Current Tank Info: 57G, RBTA's Zoa's and softies

12/15/2009, 12:04 PM	#25
NaClCrocodile Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 400	Hey, do these guys die with Salifert's Flatworm Exit?