AEFW or Acoel?

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Currently going through a dipping process for AEFW. Gone through 4 dips so far. Decided to check the frags in plain saltwater since KCl tends to melt AEFW, so hard to confirm if there are any after dipping. Does this look like an acoel worm or AEFW? Seems to move too fast vs AEFW. I know I do have acoel flatworms.


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That looks like a pod or something similar other than a flatworm of any kind.

I swear I saw a tiny ant- but no worms in that cinematic thriller?

Still pictures under better lighting may help figure this out.
 

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Currently going through a dipping process for AEFW. Gone through 4 dips so far. Decided to check the frags in plain saltwater since KCl tends to melt AEFW, so hard to confirm if there are any after dipping. Does this look like an acoel worm or AEFW? Seems to move too fast vs AEFW. I know I do have acoel flatworms.


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Doesn’t look like an aefw
 

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I would have sworn that there was no worm but I trust you for these things more than my old eyes. :cool:
Yeah, the critter in the video looks like a different critter than the one in the pic - the pic is definitely a flatworm though.
 
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Thanks all for the confirmation. There was no dipping solution in this video and I’ve seen these acoel flatworms scurry in a similar manner. Seems to move way too fast to be a baby AEFW, unless that’s not a good way to tell them apart. It was the only worm I found on my acro frags, so good to know the dipping is working.
 

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