Flat worm?

[TheEngineer]

These came off a new clam I got today. Are they flatworms? If so, what can I do about it? The clam and all corals are in QT. Nothing came off the corals in the dip. I obviously didn’t dip the clam.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Looks like it.

How to dip a clam.

https://reefs.com/magazine/the-basics-of-giant-clam-biology-and-care/

 

[TheEngineer]

Freshwater dip? That is easy enough. Glad I setup the coral QT and didn’t just plop these in. :)

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Freshwater dip? That is easy enough. Glad I setup the coral QT and didn’t just plop these in. :)

Right?

Funny little worms though.

@KJ. #reefsquad.

 

[TheEngineer]

Yeah, the shape immediately came across as a flat worm to me. But the color is weird. They are green bodies and red backs.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yeah, the shape immediately came across as a flat worm to me. But the color is weird. They are green bodies and red backs.

Almost look like slugs.

 

[tdileo]

Red planaria?

 

[TheEngineer]

Red planaria?

I thought they are almost entirely red. No?

 

[KJ]

Convolutriloba retrogemma?

 

[TheEngineer]

Is flatworm exit safe on clams? Maybe I can just give a good whack to them in qt?

 

[KJ]

Is flatworm exit safe on clams?

I don't know:(

 

[TheEngineer]

I found some old posts of people using FWE with clams successfully. I also have a yellow corris wrasse in my DT in case any make it through QT. I’ll give them a day to settle in and hit em tomorrow I suppose.

 

[TheEngineer]

This looks a little like the green one on @melev website.

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/how-to-eliminate-flatworms-red-planaria

Is this a safe kind that will self extinguish?