Yikes...rust brown flatworms?

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Hey there so I recently siphoned a flatworm off my glass on my tank last week and really didn’t think anything of it. Today cleaning the tank noticed some brown spots on my rocks..siphoned them off and to my horror I found a handful of flatworms on the same rock. Will attach crappy pics but I’m thinking they look like rust brown/red flatworms. I have an all soft coral 20 gallon with one fungia plate. How should I proceed with this? Should I hire a baby wrasse to help or flatworm exit? I’m not panicking yet but would rather not leave it alone if they reach plague proportions... thank you.
I do have a swissguard basslet but not sure if it would be interested in the flatworms lol.

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I would first try to remove as many as you can off the glass and rock. Then try flat worm exit. Be sure to follow the instructions. Be ready for a big water change as soon, or if you see any thing weird going on.
If they come back them a natural predator will be needed.
 
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I would first try to remove as many as you can off the glass and rock. Then try flat worm exit. Be sure to follow the instructions. Be ready for a big water change as soon, or if you see any thing weird going on.
If they come back them a natural predator will be needed.
I could only find like 5 in the whole tank, removed them all. Will get flatworm exit and use that making sure I pay close attention :) thank you
 

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