Bugs on my display tank

[Saltwater gardens]

In the past months I've noticed an increased on this tiny bugs that I have no idea what they are, they seem to have a brown/red color and sometimes move pretty fast. Should I'd be worried? Do they attack corals?

 

[reef lover]

That's a flatworm that kind does not eat coral but can become so prolific that they cover the coral and starve it of light. Lots of good threads on here on how to get rid of them.

 

[Ryan Rioux]

I noticed the same.thing on tank glass today. An Infestation of microscopic white bugs??? Any idea what they are?

 

[Ryan Rioux]

They crawl quick

 

[Reef kid]

I noticed the same.thing on tank glass today. An Infestation of microscopic white bugs??? Any idea what they are?

Yours look like copepods to me, but someone else would know better

 

[Ryan Rioux]

Yours look like copepods to me, but someone else would know better

I took picture with a phone. I'm going to try to get a clearer picture . Cope pods would be a good thing .

 

[Reef kid]

Yep! Very very good!

I took picture with a phone. I'm going to try to get a clearer picture . Cope pods would be a good thing .

 

[Saltwater gardens]

That's a flatworm that kind does not eat coral but can become so prolific that they cover the coral and starve it of light. Lots of good threads on here on how to get rid of them.

So they dont eat corals at all, even acropora sp.? Thanks, I'll check out some threads about flatworms now that I know what pest I have.

 

[sawdonkey]

So they dont eat corals at all, even acropora sp.? Thanks, I'll check out some threads about flatworms now that I know what pest I have.

I believe those are acole flatworms, not AEFW (the worst) or red planaria (not a huge problem but can get unsightly). I've had these flatworms with the forked tail too (acole). The never got out of control and don't hurt anything.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/flatwormacoel.shtml