View Full Version : Pest ID with better picture
kirby_32
08/14/2007, 10:11 PM
A copy of days ago I posted a pic of a "bug" from my tank. A few kind folks offered their opinion on not such a great photo. Well I got a much better photo and was hoping some of those folks might be able to provide a firm identification
Thanks,
Kevin
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/151851flatworm3.JPG
Southern Boy
08/14/2007, 10:16 PM
looks like a flat worm to me.
AquaReeferMan
08/14/2007, 11:05 PM
Its definitely a flatworm.
Look around here for a positive ID
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/%7Ebu6/
schoch79
08/15/2007, 12:14 AM
Yup that's a flatworm.
sanababit
08/15/2007, 12:51 AM
bad flatworm, take them out before they spread
sanosuke
08/15/2007, 01:37 AM
you can try salifert flat worm exit
rustybucket145
08/15/2007, 07:10 AM
flatworm.
danch
08/15/2007, 07:17 AM
Convolutriloba retrogemma
they contain zooxanthellae, making them photosynthetic. They're not directly harmful, but they can reach plague populations and smother corals. Also, they can release a toxin when they die.
A search for flatworm exit should provide a number of threads. I believe melev had a good write up about using it to get rid of these little buggers.
benjabba
08/15/2007, 07:25 AM
I had quite a few of them in my tank at one point. The sooner you take care of them the better. I tried several fish and nothing will really eat them. I finally used Salifert and it worked. Just be ready to do a water change right away because the stuff works fast. And I would suggest running some new carbon right away aswell. Good Luck.
Vinno
12/12/2016, 11:56 PM
opss wrong thread.
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