what the heck Are these things?

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There is a bunch of these little organisms that kind of reminds me of a snail or a slug, They are quite small, I tried figuring out what they were online and I can’t find anything on them. They have a tail with two tips and look to be moving vary slowly.
(the thing in the center )
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Flatworm, someone else may ID... there are thousands of species but we see several regularly.

Some are TERRIBLE and some are less terrible.
 

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There is a bunch of these little organisms that kind of reminds me of a snail or a slug, They are quite small, I tried figuring out what they were online and I can’t find anything on them. They have a tail with two tips and look to be moving vary slowly.
(the thing in the center )
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Flatworms, they're really annoying. You can use wrasses, mandarins, flatworm exit and or a mixture of both.
They're not "Bad" but extremely prolific and they can eventually smother coral with a high enough concentration
 

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Flatworms. They are super common but multiply like crazy. Flatworm exit is the best way to go if you have a large population. A few wrasses will help control them but doesn't completely annihilate them


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Shine a light on it and take a photo. Will be easier to tell if it's the less problematic kind.
 

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looks like a white one - not harmful but can be nuisance if population explode. usually self-regulates in a properly maintained tank.
 

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