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Those are some type of flatworm. They look like ghost or aceol flatworms but the video is pretty far away; as I’d imagine it was to get to focus on those. The main ones we see that are troublesome are red planaria. But have both those common names to go off you can probably ID yourself.
 
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This looks like a ghost flatworm to me but I am not sure if they grow long like in the video.
 

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That particular individual was not the most perfect example 😅 but I rewatched your clip and tried to zoom. They definitely don’t look like red planaria so you’re safe on that front. They look like the typical nonchalant brown/rust color. They might bloom and die off but I don’t think the majority of people ever see them again due to complete die off. They’re easy to vacuum out with airline if you wish.
 

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