Hitchhiker with hermit crabs - Flatworm?

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Can you ID this critter? It was inside a bag with assorted hermit crabs.
Shipped from a sell in Florida this morning. It is about 1/2 inch.
Is it a type of flat worm? Is it dangerous for my frag tank?
Man, now I want to soak my snails/crabs in some before adding
to my tank. I have Revive, Flatworm Exit and Coral Pro RX.
Are any of these Cerith snail and hermit crab safe?

Thank you

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None of those dips are safe for your critters, they're designed to imobilize and kill small crustaceans. The best you could do is put them in a QT system for a while and look foot more hitchhikers until you're sure there is nothing dangerous in the group.

As for the unknown critter, it looks like some sort of flatworm to me, I would keep it out of the frags tank just to be safe
 

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