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While those are flatworms, I don't believe they are AEFW. There are FW's that benign and those appear to be that type. I have the same type in my coral QT and they are just part of the normal pod population. Never did any harm to any of my corals.Apologize for video quality, hopefully it's good enough. Are these those dreaded acro eating flat worms?
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I don't have any acros yet, mostly LPS and a bird's-nest which seems to be doing ok. Funny enough I didn't spot these in my DT. I recently pulled my chaeto from my sump and threw it in a tank I grow pods in and saw them there a week later. No DT water has touched that tank until then so it had to come in with the chaeto I moved over. I had two chalice go belly up recently with what appeared to be some sort of RTN but not sure if that was coincidence or not...Are your acropora losing chunks of tissue? There are many different types of flatworms, so I'd be hesitant on putting these into that class on a video alone. Bring up a Google search on polyclad flatworms, click over to the images tab, and you'll get the idea.
If your next Google query is common aquarium flatworms, you'll get a bunch more info.
If we're going with id from the video, these are most likely herbivores or detrivores, and resident pretty much all the time. I can't remember their scientific name, sorry.
You can try any one of number of wrasse to help control population if you like, such as a six-line (I've got one in my 300 that's a hoot).
Cheers,
Ray
Oh, also I do have two wrasse in my DT (a red fin fairy and a rhomboid). Would those pick at flat worms?Are your acropora losing chunks of tissue? There are many different types of flatworms, so I'd be hesitant on putting these into that class on a video alone. Bring up a Google search on polyclad flatworms, click over to the images tab, and you'll get the idea.
If your next Google query is common aquarium flatworms, you'll get a bunch more info.
If we're going with id from the video, these are most likely herbivores or detrivores, and resident pretty much all the time. I can't remember their scientific name, sorry.
You can try any one of number of wrasse to help control population if you like, such as a six-line (I've got one in my 300 that's a hoot).
Cheers,
Ray
thanks Ray! Yeah wasn't looking to chuck more cats in to eat the rats as it were. The two wrasses I have get along great and not looking to upset that apple cart. Hopefully these things aren't a problem. I don't see them anywhere on the glass in my DT currently but I know they must be in there somewhere haha.Hit and miss with wrasses using them as a food source. I'd hesitate to put a Six-line or other non-fairy-type wrasse in with your two current; bullying might become an issue. Populations of these critters seem to be self-regulating, but can look funky if they "get out of hand" and such.
I wouldn't resort to chemicals to attempt to eradicate, as they can repopulate very rapidly after treatment anyway and shouldn't be harmful if left alone.
Cheers,
Ray
