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lbaskball45
01/28/2008, 11:42 PM
I have recently posted about my weird copepod bloom all over my tank. And Now tonight I found this weird looking creature, that is transparent white, no shell, it was swimming through the water hunting my copepods and it landed on the glass to eat more copepods. Can anyone identify it? When it swims through the water, it moves like a cuttlefish, very interesting to see. Here is a picture.




http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110680Untitled.jpg

sanababit
01/28/2008, 11:45 PM
flatworm, if its white and kinda transparent it is a harmless flatworm it might die off in time, the red ones are the ones we have to worry about, good luck

lbaskball45
01/28/2008, 11:52 PM
flatworm huh? yeah its definetly white and transparent,b ut do they swim through the water? and eat copepods? im curious to know.

lbaskball45
01/28/2008, 11:55 PM
I just youtubed white flatworm..and this is definetly not the same as this guys..so im guessing its not a flatworm. Here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-t9kGo4lnY

sanababit
01/29/2008, 12:08 AM
what you have on the picture is a flatworm, i used to have them in my sump, saw a lot of them and then they dissapeared, you can go to melevs reef and id it there too...

sana

lbaskball45
01/29/2008, 12:12 AM
thanks

lbaskball45
01/29/2008, 12:14 AM
i have the yellow with red dot flatworms too, trying to get rid of them..really been difficult. I have increased the flow and started this new tank, hopefully they will dissappear on their own.

sanababit
01/29/2008, 12:14 AM
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/flatworm.html

lbaskball45
01/29/2008, 01:03 AM
thanks sanababit, i found out from melevsreef its called a benign flatworm.

mbbuna
01/29/2008, 01:03 AM
its a harmless flatworm. i would just leave it be