Round flat things that multiply quick (Flatworms? :()

Tham121988 · Feb 22, 2020

So I guess I added a coral and failed to dip. Noob mistake. Now I have these white things that are round and multiply very very quickly. Any idea what they are and how to treat?

VB313 · Feb 22, 2020

Pics a little hard to tell but I’m gonna have to say snail eggs

Bangai64 · Feb 22, 2020

Those are baby limpets. Algae eaters. Harmless. Their good.

Tham121988 · Feb 22, 2020

VB313 said:
Pics a little hard to tell but I’m gonna have to say snail eggs

Let me try to get one a little better focused. But I'm not so sure they are snail eggs. They move around.

Tham121988 · Feb 22, 2020

Bangai64 said:
Those are baby limpets. Algae eaters. Harmless. Their good.

Very glad they aren't bad. Thank you!

Reefer40b · Feb 22, 2020

Bangai64 said:
Those are baby limpets. Algae eaters. Harmless. Their good.

+1 although they can get caught up in pumps and be annoying.

Tham121988 · Mar 3, 2020

Reefer40b said:
+1 although they can get caught up in pumps and be annoying.

So they are multiplying so quick and covering the glass. There are at least 100 and they just showed up in my other tank too. I haven't added anything new to my other tank so really not sure where they came from. Maybe cross contamination while feeding with a pipet. What can I do to get rid of them?

reef lover · Mar 4, 2020

Feed less to keep nutrients down, manually remove, or buy a corris or melanarus wrasse if tank is big enough with sand bed.

Bangai64 · Mar 5, 2020

Tham121988 said:
So they are multiplying so quick and covering the glass. There are at least 100 and they just showed up in my other tank too. I haven't added anything new to my other tank so really not sure where they came from. Maybe cross contamination while feeding with a pipet. What can I do to get rid of them?

They won't hurt anything. Their algae eaters. They'll disappear as your algae reduces over time. I'm guessing your tanks are somewhat new aned are going through different stages.

Tham121988 · Mar 28, 2020

Bangai64 said:
They won't hurt anything. Their algae eaters. They'll disappear as your algae reduces over time. I'm guessing your tanks are somewhat new aned are going through different stages.

The tanks are actually almost 2 years old. So that is why I'm a bit confused with the addition of nothing new.