So anyone know what this is???

reefkeeper135 · 01/05/2008, 02:19 PM

Found it moving around this morning on the glass whilr the lights were still out (atinics were on) waited till lights came on to take pics, and it headed for cover

Hope the pics are clear enough.

stuccodude · 01/05/2008, 02:54 PM

i have those in my sump and my wife says there limpits. im sure someone can tell you excactly. good luck

nanoDude · 01/05/2008, 02:56 PM

Does it have any kind of shell on it's back? If so, I agree with the limpit ID. If not, it may be a type of flatworm.

reefkeeper135 · 01/05/2008, 03:27 PM

no shell, it is alomost completely flat. good or bad?

nanoDude · 01/05/2008, 05:00 PM

That's bad. It looks like an acro eating flatworm to me. Check out the Melev's reef ID page. It looks just like the third and fourth pics.

reefkeeper135 · 01/05/2008, 05:15 PM

wow looks just like the 3rd pic only white, will get it out now!!

reefkeeper135 · 01/05/2008, 05:18 PM

so does this mean there are probably more? I keep only softies and a few lps will they hurt them?

dhoch · 01/05/2008, 05:55 PM

It does not look like an Acro Eating Flat worm to me. (Look at Melevs page, AEFW are redish that looks much bigger then on Melevs site where he talks about treatement, but it's hard to judge scales

That being said many flat worms are bad, but not all... Not sure on that one, cause id is going to be next to impossible.

Dave

01/05/2008, 02:19 PM	#1
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	So anyone know what this is??? Found it moving around this morning on the glass whilr the lights were still out (atinics were on) waited till lights came on to take pics, and it headed for cover Hope the pics are clear enough.

01/05/2008, 02:54 PM	#2
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	i have those in my sump and my wife says there limpits. im sure someone can tell you excactly. good luck __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

01/05/2008, 05:55 PM	#8
dhoch Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,762	It does not look like an Acro Eating Flat worm to me. (Look at Melevs page, AEFW are redish that looks much bigger then on Melevs site where he talks about treatement, but it's hard to judge scales That being said many flat worms are bad, but not all... Not sure on that one, cause id is going to be next to impossible. Dave __________________ Check out my tanks website... click the red box above my post Current Tank Info: 180 gal Acrylic, 29 gal refugium, 40 gal sump, Mag 18 -> 2 Sea Swirls, Tunze 6100, 8 x 80W overdriven T5 Lights, ASM G4 skimmer

01/05/2008, 02:56 PM	#3
nanoDude Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 140	Does it have any kind of shell on it's back? If so, I agree with the limpit ID. If not, it may be a type of flatworm.

01/05/2008, 03:27 PM	#4
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	no shell, it is alomost completely flat. good or bad?

01/05/2008, 05:00 PM	#5
nanoDude Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 140	That's bad. It looks like an acro eating flatworm to me. Check out the Melev's reef ID page. It looks just like the third and fourth pics.

01/05/2008, 05:15 PM	#6
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	wow looks just like the 3rd pic only white, will get it out now!!

01/05/2008, 05:18 PM	#7
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	so does this mean there are probably more? I keep only softies and a few lps will they hurt them?