Flatworm ID

[foxngn]

Hi all, I guess this is abit far fetch. But based on this picture, can I possibly know what kind of flatworm is this?

Thanks

 

[eggie]

yes the look a little more flat in glass but yeah it looks like them

 

[foxngn]

Any thoughts of what kind of flatworm was it?
I got pink streaked wrasse, arnaze damsel, moyeri leopard wrasse and radiant wrasse, but i don't think they ate it.
Also I got this kind of flatworm quite some times but so far didn't see any coral casualties.

 

[eggie]

Any thoughts of what kind of flatworm was it?
I got pink streaked wrasse, arnaze damsel, moyeri leopard wrasse and radiant wrasse, but i don't think they ate it.
Also I got this kind of flatworm quite some times but so far didn't see any coral casualties.

Does it look flat ? Normally AEFW are that color but they look flat on the surface.

Look for SPS with poor color no polyp extensions or LPS like torch, hammers on the wall underneath there tentacles

 

[foxngn]

Does it look flat ? Normally AEFW are that color but they look flat on the surface.

Look for SPS with poor color no polyp extensions or LPS like torch, hammers on the wall underneath there tentacles

I guess so.. I saw them on my softies. But my softies never react. I don't have any sps except monti, and monti are alright.
My tank are softies dominated, that's why i never really bother with flatworm since I didn't really see any ill impact on them.

 

[eggie]

If they are in your Softy corals or LPS probably its the Red Planaria Flatworm. You might want to treat the tank with Salifert Flatworm Exit

 

[foxngn]

To be honest, I don't want to use any chemical approach, as most of the review were they do more damage than benefit.
Touch wood, my tank flatworm infestation not really severe, only can see 1 or 2 each time. Maybe my wrasse keep them in-check.
If somehow needed, I maybe will get a Melanarus wrasse.

 

[eggie]

To be honest, I don't want to use any chemical approach, as most of the review were they do more damage than benefit.
Touch wood, my tank flatworm infestation not really severe, only can see 1 or 2 each time. Maybe my wrasse keep them in-check.
If somehow needed, I maybe will get a Melanarus wrasse.

If you see them in the body it means there more in the inside they hide in the tentacles and are difficult to see.
Corals that are affected more are Torch, Hammers, Duncans, Candy Canes and soft corals
Salifert Flatworm Exit is reef safe its the flatworm toxin that affects the corals

If you dont want to treat the tank you could treat the coral it self. If you could bring it out of the tank

Preparation is 2 buckets with 1 gallon of saltwater each search for Potassium chloride
Potassium Chloride is a good solution 2 tablespoons to 1 gallon of saltwater from your tank dip for 5-7 minutes and shake it a little
Next take the coral out after the 5-7 minutes and place it in the second bucket with salwater only.
If you have a small pump place it inside so it removes any leftover of the potassium or dead flatworms.

After a couple of minutes the coral is safe to be place in the tank again.