Flat worm ID

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OK so my wife noticed several small (less than 1/8" long) and 1 mm or less wide flat worms. I have looked at the critter ID section and I am thinking it is a SPS eating flat worm or Polyclad Flatworm. However, I have had a section of one of my hammer corals die in the past week. I have had this coral for a long time without issues. Also, I have an Elegance that has a bunch of "spots" that I don't know when they appeared. The Elegance seems fine but I am concerned because my wife thinks it could be some sort of flat worm that is infecting it.

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Looks like aecoal flatworms (pic fuzzy)
You can siphon up into a stocking using 3/8” tube- quickest way
Another option is addition of wrasse such as yellow coris, 6 line, lunare or melanurus which will eat them
They can be an issue in numbers blocking the light the elegance needs to produce zooxanthellae which is it’s energy source
 
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Thanks for the reply. I currently have a yellow Coris and a six line. In this tank. We had 2 Yellow Coris until a month ago when 1 of them disappeared. I don't really know what type flat worm they are and even worse. I don't know what to do to rid the tank of them
 

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Thanks for the reply. I currently have a yellow Coris and a six line. In this tank. We had 2 Yellow Coris until a month ago when 1 of them disappeared. I don't really know what type flat worm they are and even worse. I don't know what to do to rid the tank of them
Wrasse are the safest bet to keep the numbers low. I find yellows are more lent towards the bugs and not the worms whereas the red lines, radiants ect.. are more lent towards the worms.
 

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