Anybody know what these are?

fu_iceman · 05/19/2017, 07:33 AM

Flatworms? What's the suggested fix it other than water change?

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AlSimmons · 05/19/2017, 12:56 PM

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if they are flatworms you might want to build yourself a siphon much like the one in the link below and try & remove them with that first.

http://www.melevsreef.com/node/651

ca1ore · 05/19/2017, 01:09 PM

What what are? I don't see anything that looks like flatworms. Dirty glass, pods maybe.

Heuristic · 05/19/2017, 01:27 PM

I can't tell anything by that picture, doesn't look like flatworms though. They're pretty easy to tell what they are

scooter31707 · 05/19/2017, 01:28 PM

looks like pods to me.

ATLJonathan · 05/19/2017, 06:43 PM

Go buy a few wrasse and they will eat all the flat worms. There is a flatworm medicine that kills them all, but they release tons of toxin when they die.

fu_iceman · 05/20/2017, 07:22 AM

Thanks all. Yeh. Haven't gotten my macro photography down yet. I think the blurry, dirty tank look is from the filter I used to brighten it up. I ended up doing 15% water change. I'm surprised if they're coco pods as the tank is only a month and a half in, but hope they are. Hope I didn't suck them all up in the change, but guessing they'll come back anyway.

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fu_iceman · 05/20/2017, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if they are flatworms you might want to build yourself a siphon much like the one in the link below and try & remove them with that first.

http://www.melevsreef.com/node/651

Nice link. I'll put that in my back pocket for a rainy day.

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05/19/2017, 07:33 AM	#1
fu_iceman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DC Posts: 44	Anybody know what these are? Flatworms? What's the suggested fix it other than water change? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

05/19/2017, 01:09 PM	#3
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	What what are? I don't see anything that looks like flatworms. Dirty glass, pods maybe. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

05/19/2017, 06:43 PM	#6
ATLJonathan Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 53	Go buy a few wrasse and they will eat all the flat worms. There is a flatworm medicine that kills them all, but they release tons of toxin when they die. __________________ -Jonathan Current Tank Info: Tank Info: Family Room Mixed Reef: 225g 72"x24"x30" Tall, Office Anemone & Clownfish Tank: 225g 60"x36"X24" Tall, Sump Room Basement 180g single sump, both display tanks plumbed into single sump.

05/19/2017, 12:56 PM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if they are flatworms you might want to build yourself a siphon much like the one in the link below and try & remove them with that first. http://www.melevsreef.com/node/651

05/19/2017, 01:27 PM	#4
Heuristic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sacramento Posts: 295	I can't tell anything by that picture, doesn't look like flatworms though. They're pretty easy to tell what they are

05/19/2017, 01:28 PM	#5
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	looks like pods to me.

05/20/2017, 07:22 AM	#7
fu_iceman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DC Posts: 44	Thanks all. Yeh. Haven't gotten my macro photography down yet. I think the blurry, dirty tank look is from the filter I used to brighten it up. I ended up doing 15% water change. I'm surprised if they're coco pods as the tank is only a month and a half in, but hope they are. Hope I didn't suck them all up in the change, but guessing they'll come back anyway. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk