what are these???

[_Alex_]

looks like some type of flat worms but there are a TON of them. i noticed them a couple weeks ago and they come and go from this one rock for the most part. im sure they are else where but this is where we see them the most. they havny bothered anythign and evreything seems to be doign great! but just curious what they might be!!

they are in our 40b mixed reef, zoas/pali, rics/yumas, some mushrooms, toadstool, gorganion, duncan and lobo, frogspawn and hammer.

 

[Z-man]

+1 on the flatworms

 

[Stray32]

planaria... harmless but they can smother coral if their population grows out of control... which it can easily do.

 

[xmetalfan99]

I declare flatworms

 

[_Alex_]

Hmm best predator. For them? Only 2 small clowns in the tank a 40b

 

[ed4]

Most kinds of Halichores wrasses will most likely keep then in check.

 

[FishLipz]

^^^Agree with ed4. My personal fav is the Radiant.^^^

 

[jdreef]

Get one of those small air line tubing and when doing water changes suck out as many as you can!!! Once you get most of them out I would treat with Levosol but only once you get most of them out or you'll crash your tank!!! Lots of great threads here on reef2reef to learn about the treatment... Also I would add a six line wrasse or one of the other suggestions to help from them ever coming back.. You might be feeding to much or not enough flow those were some of the reasons I've seen them break out massive!!! Hope this helps good luck!!

 

[_Alex_]

I'm thinking a mix of both. Been feeding the clowns pretty heavy. Ill see about some more flow to. If I could catch my yellow corris. In my 75 I'd move him over.

 

[_Alex_]

The 40 is more Amanda tank and she has a Christmas tree worm rock in there. Will a wrase eat or bother them?

 

[FishLipz]

I would think that it's possible. My radiant likes small feather dusters and they are pretty similar.

 

[_Alex_]

Ok well. Guess ill go with manual removal for now.... thanks everyone

 

[iReefer]

Get yourself a melanurus wrass.

 

[_Alex_]

Any chances of a mandarin touching them. Since a wrasse would eat her xmas. Tree worms.

 

[Dave3112]

My melanarus hasn't touched my Christmas tree worms. Been in there with him for at least 6 months. Same for my 6 line.

 

[_Alex_]

Hmm. Ok will have to see if can find a wrasse she likes. She is just worried about the worms. Are corris in the 75 is always hunting and there is feather dusters in it.

 

[Stray32]

Velvet Nudibranch - Sucks them up like a vacuum and has a voracious appetite.