Found a squatter need a ID

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I just decided to clean my skimmer. And when I do I unscrew everything

when I took off the I don’t know how to call it part that acts like a lock for the skimmer tube. I found this worm tucked in the bottom of it. I flicked the plastic on top of some towel paper and the worm fell out. the plastic still had some debris. Possibly more of these worms. They look like a leech worms in tiny but a drop lighter.
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Looks kinda like a fat little Detritus or Planaria worm to me. I think the planaria has more of a triangle head. I’m no worm expert here though lol
 
How many of these are you seeing? My first guess would be a peanut worm. But hard to tell without a closer look at the head and any setae that are visible. @ISpeakForTheSeas may have a better ID.
i saw one and
it was alive on the paper there might have been 2 more not sure
 

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