Is this Ich?

bms270 · 01/07/2010, 02:13 PM

Hi All,

I have had an ich outbreak last month and now things are much better. I still see some fish rubbing against the rocks but their overal look is much better.
This morning I noticed over thousands of very tiny creatures on the glass of the aquarium each about .8mm to 1mm. They move very slowly. I'm not sure if they are ich or not. below is a link to what ich looks like:

http://www.reefs.org/library/aquariu...97/0497_6.html

and here's what I see on my glass: (its a rough drawing)

[IMG]http://i46.*******.com/n62n28.jpg[/IMG]

Any idea?

zachfishman · 01/07/2010, 02:34 PM

The ich lifecycle is much less than a month, so it's unlikely that what you see are the sessile stages of ich which inhabit the substrate before releasing new baby ichs to infect your fish.

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ich...hlifecycle.htm

DLANDINO · 01/07/2010, 02:35 PM

looks like a flat worm to me

lougotzz · 01/07/2010, 02:36 PM

Yeah thats a flat worm, mine look exactly the same.

kingfisher62 · 01/07/2010, 02:41 PM

A pic of flatworms. is this what you had seen?

bms270 · 01/07/2010, 02:42 PM

The only thing that makes me think its ich is the hooks at the end... (its a V shape bottom)
Are flat worms safe? and why am I seeing them only today after almost a year of having this setup?

DLANDINO · 01/07/2010, 02:43 PM

please see melev's site here. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/pest_flatworms.html for an id

bms270 · 01/07/2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfisher62

A pic of flatworms. is this what you had seen?

These that I have are much smaller. they are about .8mm up to 1mm in length.
color is white.

kingfisher62 · 01/07/2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bms270

The only thing that makes me think its ich is the hooks at the end... (its a V shape bottom)
Are flat worms safe? and why am I seeing them only today after almost a year of having this setup?

have you got any new livestock?

bms270 · 01/07/2010, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfisher62

have you got any new livestock?

Not after the Ich outbreak about a month ago.

bms270 · 01/07/2010, 02:59 PM

They cant be flatworms because as you can see in the picture below flatworms have tentacles at their head but what I have is different. the V shape is at the bottom since the creature moves the opposite side of the V shape. its more like a tail...

kingfisher62 · 01/07/2010, 03:08 PM

There are hundreds of species of flat worms.They could have come in with some livestock and jut took a while for the population explosian.
see if you can get some pics!

lougotzz · 01/07/2010, 03:48 PM

Theyre flat worms. If you picture is accurate, thats exactly what I had. They didnt arrive into my tank until it was set up for about 6 months.

01/07/2010, 02:13 PM	#1
bms270 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 243	Is this Ich? Hi All, I have had an ich outbreak last month and now things are much better. I still see some fish rubbing against the rocks but their overal look is much better. This morning I noticed over thousands of very tiny creatures on the glass of the aquarium each about .8mm to 1mm. They move very slowly. I'm not sure if they are ich or not. below is a link to what ich looks like: http://www.reefs.org/library/aquariu...97/0497_6.html and here's what I see on my glass: (its a rough drawing) [IMG]http://i46.*******.com/n62n28.jpg[/IMG] Any idea? __________________ "I've learned .... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it." Current Tank Info: 225G Mixed Reef

01/07/2010, 02:34 PM	#2
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	The ich lifecycle is much less than a month, so it's unlikely that what you see are the sessile stages of ich which inhabit the substrate before releasing new baby ichs to infect your fish. http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ich...hlifecycle.htm __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

01/07/2010, 02:35 PM	#3
DLANDINO D.L. Heritage Rings Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, CT USA Posts: 5,610	looks like a flat worm to me __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: JBJ 8 Nano mixed

01/07/2010, 02:42 PM	#6
bms270 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 243	The only thing that makes me think its ich is the hooks at the end... (its a V shape bottom) Are flat worms safe? and why am I seeing them only today after almost a year of having this setup? __________________ "I've learned .... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it." Current Tank Info: 225G Mixed Reef

01/07/2010, 02:43 PM	#7
DLANDINO D.L. Heritage Rings Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, CT USA Posts: 5,610	please see melev's site here. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/pest_flatworms.html for an id __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: JBJ 8 Nano mixed

01/07/2010, 02:36 PM	#4
lougotzz Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,524	Yeah thats a flat worm, mine look exactly the same.

01/07/2010, 02:59 PM	#11
bms270 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 243	They cant be flatworms because as you can see in the picture below flatworms have tentacles at their head but what I have is different. the V shape is at the bottom since the creature moves the opposite side of the V shape. its more like a tail... __________________ "I've learned .... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it." Current Tank Info: 225G Mixed Reef

01/07/2010, 03:08 PM	#12
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	There are hundreds of species of flat worms.They could have come in with some livestock and jut took a while for the population explosian. see if you can get some pics! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

01/07/2010, 03:48 PM	#13
lougotzz Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,524	Theyre flat worms. If you picture is accurate, thats exactly what I had. They didnt arrive into my tank until it was set up for about 6 months.