What in the Stranger Things is this?!

[laezur]

Loads of these dotted on the glass all of a sudden

Near on impossible to get the camera to focus on these they’re so small.

 

[mwil79]

Looks like a flatworm to me.

 

[Tired]

Yep, flatworm. Hopefully just an acoel in a weird position. Can you take another couple of pictures of them moving around?

 

[laezur]

Yep, flatworm. Hopefully just an acoel in a weird position. Can you take another couple of pictures of them moving around?

I would say it’s almost impossible to get the camera to focus on these things lol

 

[mwil79]

If they don't have a redish tint to them I wouldn't be too concerned. You can however get a wrasse to clean them up. I use a springer damsel and a spotted mandarin as well. Utility fish all the way.

 

[Rijodan]

Can also dose flatworm exit, fee in our club constant d9se tgis because their acros do better with it dosed than not.

 

[Goaway]

That's a red planarian flatworm. From what I am told, very toxic in high numbers. Is that the only one you see? Remove every fw with a siphon of some form.

 

[laezur]

If they don't have a redish tint to them I wouldn't be too concerned. You can however get a wrasse to clean them up. I use a springer damsel and a spotted mandarin as well. Utility fish all the way.

They’re mostly gray some of them have a red spot I don’t know if that’s food they’ve eaten, maybe my red mushrooms, or they are the bad kind. Majority just grey though

 

[laezur]

That's a red planarian flatworm. From what I am told, very toxic in high numbers. Is that the only one you see? Remove every fw with a siphon of some form.

Toxic in what way?

 

[Goaway]

Toxic in what way?

If they die in a high volume number, they can kill everything in your entire tank.

How to eliminate Flatworms (Red Planaria) | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

Here's an article from melevs. You may have multiple flatworm species, but the first one is for sure a red planarian.

 

[laezur]

If they die in a high volume number, they can kill everything in your entire tank.

How to eliminate Flatworms (Red Planaria) | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

Here's an article from melevs. You may have multiple flatworm species, but the first one is for sure a red planarian.

Oh brilliant lol so how do you remove them without killing them? If I scrape the glass that would kill then

 

[Goaway]

Oh brilliant lol so how do you remove them without killing them? If I scrape the glass that would kill then

Siphon, like a turkey baster or an air pump hose line. That shouldn't kill them.

 

[laezur]

Siphon, like a turkey baster or an air pump hose line. That shouldn't kill them.

I’ve got a turkey baster I’ll get some of them off tomorrow. What fish are natural predators of these guys?

 

[Tired]

Looks like maybe a ghost flatworm to me. It's not red enough for red planaria, is it?

 

[Goaway]

Looks like maybe a ghost flatworm to me. It's not red enough for red planaria, is it?

3 tip tail for top one.

I’ve got a turkey baster I’ll get some of them off tomorrow. What fish are natural predators of these guys?

Melanuras wrasse, yellow coris, six line, but hit and miss with all predators.

 

[Goaway]

Here are ghost fw. These are pretty harmless.

 

[laezur]

3 tip tail for top one.

Melanuras wrasse, yellow coris, six line, but hit and miss with all predators.

All of those okay in a Red Sea 170? Unsure on size requirements for such fish. Only other stock would be 2 clownfish

 

[Goaway]

All of those okay in a Red Sea 170? Unsure on size requirements for such fish. Only other stock would be 2 clownfish

Thats 44g. If you can find them at the smaller size, they may take to flatworm easier. I really never had to go through flatworm removal. All I got is what others say
My melan ate everything. If I ever had fw's. He destroyed them.