one monster flat worm!!

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i saw this big guy about a month ago in my system...and yes it was removed :)

this guy is really big!!

[video=youtube;ajlteD5_tII]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajlteD5_tII[/video]
 

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Great video. Those things scare the heck out of me. I have clams and had two about that size in my tank. They started wiping out my snails on the sand first and that is actually how I got them out of the tank. I found them eating snails and just pulled them out while they covered the shells.
 

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I can't see the video (work server) but I'm goign to guess its a polyclad flatworm. I've had them in my system before and they eat clams and snails...whiped out all of the clams and snails in my system before I got it. The only good thing is that they don't reproduce fast at all. I had one in my tank and after I caught it I haven't had another issue in over a year.
 

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I had one about that size in my sump when I cleaned it out last time.oooo creepy
 

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Just removed 2 of those from my system while doing a tank upgrade....we were all like what the heck is this!?!?!?!?!?!
 

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I found 1 monster in my old system like that as well ... creepy things!
 

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I know I have one, but I cant figure out how to catch it because I saw it once under the rocks and havent seen it since. Do they respond to flatworm exit?
 

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Little salt and pepper to spice it up, throw it on the grill, mmmm good!
 

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