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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.
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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.
 

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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.
 
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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
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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