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05/08/2014, 04:42 PM
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Something on my frogspawn
Does anyone have an idea of what this is on my frogspawn?? Came home tonight and just noticed it on there. There are four of them they look somewhat white/milky in person. Thanks!!
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05/08/2014, 05:03 PM
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Flatworms would be my guess. Can you get a closer picture though? (more defined)
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/r...flatworms.html |
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05/08/2014, 05:12 PM
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Unfortunately this is pry the best pic I can get. Very well could be flatworms. In person they almost resemble like a "fossilized" if that helps at all
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05/08/2014, 05:19 PM
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Looking like flatworms to me too
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05/08/2014, 05:21 PM
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How worried should I be?
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05/08/2014, 06:28 PM
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Looks like flatworms to me too. I'd be worried. Some species of flatworms feed on corals.
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05/08/2014, 06:29 PM
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Are they moving around?
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05/08/2014, 06:52 PM
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After about 1 minutes of observation, yes they are moving around
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05/08/2014, 06:54 PM
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I just have the one frogspawn, but my main concerns are my RBTA and numerous zoanthids.
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05/09/2014, 03:35 AM
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Use the search function here to look up flatworm posts. Not sure how general they are on their feeding habits but my gut would say your anemones and star polyps are okay.
That being said, you still don't want them. I'm unsure on control methods as I don't have experience w/ them. When I was in this hobby last I don't think they were known as an issue--of course knowledge was more limited by the books and mags you could read as websites were just ramping up. |
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05/09/2014, 05:30 AM
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dip ur corals before u add them to ur tank ... u will avoid this problem
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