View Full Version : ID Please - Red bugs eating leathers?
jimfed1
03/26/2008, 03:43 PM
My 2 leathers have been unhappy lately, sporadically pulling in their polyps. Lately this one hardly ever comes out. Well today I saw these little things on them. Seem to be little red bugs. So I assume I have red bugs. Please ID if they are not (sorry for the poor picture)
How do I get rid of them? Suggestions?
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jimfed1/IMG_1949.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jimfed1/IMG_1948.jpg
saltycreefer
03/26/2008, 03:46 PM
Flatworms maybe? Hard to see. A product called flatworm exit by salifert works pretty well.
pledosophy
03/26/2008, 03:48 PM
They look like flat worms to me to but they are kinda hard to see.
I'd get a small gauge hose and syphon then out during water changes. Maybe a 1/4 hose or something similiar so you can keep the syphon going long enough to get a ton of them. After a few weeks the population will be way down.
I've never used a product to remove them but have had them a couple times.
jimfed1
03/26/2008, 04:48 PM
I pulled the coral out and shook it so they are in a container. They move around, and are way too fast to be a flatworm. I will try to get a better shot.
jimfed1
03/26/2008, 04:58 PM
Here is a better individual picture. Someone has to know what this little guy is.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jimfed1/IMG_1976.jpg
jimfed1
03/26/2008, 05:03 PM
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jimfed1/IMG_1976.jpg
Here is a better picture
pledosophy
03/26/2008, 05:18 PM
Really looks a lot like a flat worm. Google flatworm and comapre images.
scapes
03/26/2008, 07:24 PM
it's a flatworm, got them myself
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