So, I woke up this morning, stumbled to the coffee pot, poured myself a cup of Colombian Roast, then made my way out to my frag set up in the garage to continue my morning routine. I walked up to the 40g breeder, which is my only frag tank as of now, and am delighted to see more copepods...or some kind of pods on my glass. I bend down to take a closer look...then wipe the sleep from my eyes and move in for a closer look...and the with my face smushed against the glass I realize I have what appears to be flat worms. I'm stunned...a string of expletives flow from my mouth and I immediately begin to think of how they could have possibly made into my system. In the middle of my jumbled thoughts I remember that flatworms are supposed to be red or rust colored? So I look again and these flatworms are not red or rust, but they are white. A quick google search gave me some hope. Apparently white flatworms (Amphisolops) are not bad but quite the opposite. They eat red flatworms.
Here are a few pics I snapped of these little rascals a few mins ago:
So, as of right now I don't plan on doing anything because apparently these won't eat coral or mess with anything else besides other flatworms. My corals seem fine and the flatworms in question are only on the glass. If anyone else has encountered these white flatworms please let me know or share your experiences here.
Here are a few pics I snapped of these little rascals a few mins ago:
So, as of right now I don't plan on doing anything because apparently these won't eat coral or mess with anything else besides other flatworms. My corals seem fine and the flatworms in question are only on the glass. If anyone else has encountered these white flatworms please let me know or share your experiences here.
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