I finally caught some in QT!!! woohoo - but what is it?

[Sikryd]

I have been QTing for about 4 months now, and haven't ever found anything on the frags I have received, so I have been kinda bumbed that I have spent all this work doing it.
Till today!
It finally paid off - I found this on an encrusting montipora - I just don't know what it is. It is surprisingly big, about 3cm - tapered tail, with a roundish head and mouth (which seem to be one in the same) it looks like it has "teeth" coming out the front part of it's head/mouth.
I cut the frag all apart to see if I could find anymore or eggs, but this was it. Then threw it out - it was an expensive one too

So I am obviously stoked I QTed it. But now figure it might be good to know what it is so I can treat the QT tank before I put anything else in it. It only has some acans in it now.

I planned on picking up some fish here in the next week. But I guess I'll wait till I get the QT treated properly before doing that now.

It slithers along pretty quick.

I am pretty sure it is a flatworm, just not sure what type.

I tried to kill it with a super concentrated mix of revive, but it was still kickin' after 15min. Its in a small container by itself right now getting nuked.

 

[gilmour01]

not sure what that is. definitely looks like some type of flatworm, but i've never seen one quite that big before.

 

[sciknen]

That looks like it could kill fish easily

 

[Pizzapro83]

Don't look good. Good eye

 

[Gimili the Great]

might be some type of nudi or slug

 

[Sikryd]

Someone identified it on my local club forum.

Its definitely a peanut worm.
They have a couple pictures here - the mouth is exactly the same as the picture posted.

I guess if it was a flatworm it wouldn't be so big
Oh well, better safe than sorry. I can always get another frag.

 

[Gimili the Great]

the forked of of that worm is what tells me it isnt a peanut worm.

there are flat worms that get huge there was one at a store in denver that was over 6" long

 

[Sikryd]

the forked of of that worm is what tells me it isnt a peanut worm.

there are flat worms that get huge there was one at a store in denver that was over 6" long

I'm treating it as such. I don't know if any got in the QT tank or if it was the only one, but I put flatworm exit in there. There is only a couple acans in it right now, so it shouldn't hurt anything.
Plus its only 30g, so it didn't cost much to treat it.
I either way its getting nuked. :xd:

 

[bobzreef]

Peanut worm:

bob

 

[Viva'sReef]

Sucks you lost the frag..but good you found this predator. Was it that new Monti from UWW? What a bummer

 

[FateX8]

that thing is freaky looking
wish we could see the mouth under a microscope
those things are always fun to look at up close, never know what youll see