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Sisterlimonpot · 07/14/2009, 12:14 AM

Identify this for me please:

GrimReefer82 · 07/14/2009, 12:24 AM

Looks like some kind of limpet or snail......I can't be sure.

rendogg · 07/14/2009, 01:02 AM

Flatworms.

Aqua Keepers · 07/14/2009, 01:19 AM

Flatworms

Sisterlimonpot · 07/14/2009, 01:20 AM

what kind of flat worm? should I be worried about my acros?

rendogg · 07/14/2009, 01:24 AM

No, you don't have to worry about your acros. They can get unsightly though.... sorry, must go to sleep now.....zzzzzzz.

sanababit · 07/14/2009, 01:28 AM

yep flatworms

sana

Aqua Keepers · 07/14/2009, 01:37 AM

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ight=Flatworms

greenbean36191 · 07/14/2009, 06:25 AM

No, there is no reason to be concerned about this flatworm. It is NOT the infamous red flatworm (Convolutriloba). It's just one of the many harmless acoel flatworms that occur on reefs.

crvz · 07/14/2009, 06:58 AM

Agreed with greenbean, that's a relatively harmless flatworm. You may want to pursue something to control their population (such as a Halicheores species wrasse, or even test run some Flatworm Exit in a small dish to see how effective it is with the pests), but your corals should be alright.

Sisterlimonpot · 07/14/2009, 10:22 AM

Thanks fro the responses, I am going to want to control the population somehow, as I understand that they can get out of hand pretty quickly.

KafudaFish · 07/14/2009, 10:26 AM

Or you could just leave well enough alone. They like many others come and go. I have had them in my tank before like you are showing and then they slowly died out.

gman19 · 07/14/2009, 11:00 AM

I had the same ones in my 100g reef...I left them alone and the population never went anywhere.

Peter Eichler · 07/14/2009, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sisterlimonpot
Thanks fro the responses, I am going to want to control the population somehow, as I understand that they can get out of hand pretty quickly.

This is not the type of flatworm that needs controlling such as "red planaria".

dcombs44 · 07/14/2009, 11:50 AM

Agreed. Just leave them be. If the population does boom, they will eventually snuff themselves out.

I had the same issue, except with red planaria. Population boomed, but they slowly died off, and now I have none.

07/14/2009, 12:14 AM	#1
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	You have to see this! Identify this for me please: __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

07/14/2009, 12:24 AM	#2
GrimReefer82 Roll Tide!!! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 341	Looks like some kind of limpet or snail......I can't be sure. __________________ ~Chris~ Current Tank Info: 40 breeder mixed reef

07/14/2009, 01:20 AM	#5
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	what kind of flat worm? should I be worried about my acros? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

07/14/2009, 01:28 AM	#7
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	yep flatworms sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

07/14/2009, 06:25 AM	#9
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	No, there is no reason to be concerned about this flatworm. It is NOT the infamous red flatworm (Convolutriloba). It's just one of the many harmless acoel flatworms that occur on reefs. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/14/2009, 01:02 AM	#3
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	Flatworms.

07/14/2009, 01:19 AM	#4
Aqua Keepers Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 2,915	Flatworms

07/14/2009, 01:24 AM	#6
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	No, you don't have to worry about your acros. They can get unsightly though.... sorry, must go to sleep now.....zzzzzzz.

07/14/2009, 01:37 AM	#8
Aqua Keepers Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 2,915	http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ight=Flatworms

07/14/2009, 06:58 AM	#10
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Agreed with greenbean, that's a relatively harmless flatworm. You may want to pursue something to control their population (such as a Halicheores species wrasse, or even test run some Flatworm Exit in a small dish to see how effective it is with the pests), but your corals should be alright. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

07/14/2009, 10:22 AM	#11
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Thanks fro the responses, I am going to want to control the population somehow, as I understand that they can get out of hand pretty quickly. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

07/14/2009, 10:26 AM	#12
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	Or you could just leave well enough alone. They like many others come and go. I have had them in my tank before like you are showing and then they slowly died out.

07/14/2009, 11:00 AM	#13
gman19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 425	I had the same ones in my 100g reef...I left them alone and the population never went anywhere. __________________ 100G AllGlass reef/Lifereef Filter Systems custom sump/skimmer/filter cylinders. 1/5 HP Aqualogic chiller, ACIII controller, Lifereef LCR1 Calcium Reactor. Current Tank Info: 100g reef/Berlin method

07/14/2009, 11:50 AM	#15
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	Agreed. Just leave them be. If the population does boom, they will eventually snuff themselves out. I had the same issue, except with red planaria. Population boomed, but they slowly died off, and now I have none. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress