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Can anyone tell me what this pest is, and if it is a threat to my reef. It’s a very small white/ or translucent oval shaped pest. I’m seeing them on my glass as well as coral and live rock.

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Can anyone tell me what this pest is, and if it is a threat to my reef. It’s a very small white/ or translucent oval shaped pest. I’m seeing them on my glass as well as coral and live rock.

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I cant see your pests very well, but if they look like these white guys in my picture, they are Tunicates. It is a type of Sea Squirt and are not harmful. I have them on this plug of my Goni and a couple have spread to the back of my tank. Mine have been growing for a few months and I have left them alone for now.

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Not quite. Here I circled it. And a video.

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Image is very blue, but looks like one of two things:
is it . . . . . . . . .

limpet:

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OR

Flatworm:

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Image is very blue, but looks like one of two things:
is it . . . . . . . . .

limpet:

1589847358575.png
1589847373155.png


OR

Flatworm:

1589847421200.png
1589847438995.png
1589847450740.png


ahaaa. Thank you, thank you very much. Im positive it’s a flatworm. Now now my second question is how much of a threat are they?
 
ahaaa. Thank you, thank you very much. Im positive it’s a flatworm. Now now my second question is how much of a threat are they?
Not a good one. Siphon and remove and keep an eye out for any more and the presence of eggs. Likely an acro eating version
 

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