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Sisterlimonpot
07/14/2009, 12:14 AM
Identify this for me please:
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7597f43bc1cf43e59b7b221c6f90495f/adobe-px-assets/e2c3098aa2084c97a56d8924eb9dfeff
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7597f43bc1cf43e59b7b221c6f90495f/adobe-px-assets/ecc37f80d7fd4fb1a24703779850d566
GrimReefer82
07/14/2009, 12:24 AM
Looks like some kind of limpet or snail......I can't be sure.
rendogg
07/14/2009, 01:02 AM
Flatworms.
Aqua Keepers
07/14/2009, 01:19 AM
Flatworms
Sisterlimonpot
07/14/2009, 01:20 AM
what kind of flat worm? should I be worried about my acros?
rendogg
07/14/2009, 01:24 AM
No, you don't have to worry about your acros. They can get unsightly though.... sorry, must go to sleep now.....zzzzzzz.
sanababit
07/14/2009, 01:28 AM
yep flatworms

sana
Aqua Keepers
07/14/2009, 01:37 AM
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1668098&highlight=Flatworms
greenbean36191
07/14/2009, 06:25 AM
No, there is no reason to be concerned about this flatworm. It is NOT the infamous red flatworm (Convolutriloba). It's just one of the many harmless acoel flatworms that occur on reefs.
crvz
07/14/2009, 06:58 AM
Agreed with greenbean, that's a relatively harmless flatworm. You may want to pursue something to control their population (such as a Halicheores species wrasse, or even test run some Flatworm Exit in a small dish to see how effective it is with the pests), but your corals should be alright.
Sisterlimonpot
07/14/2009, 10:22 AM
Thanks fro the responses, I am going to want to control the population somehow, as I understand that they can get out of hand pretty quickly.
KafudaFish
07/14/2009, 10:26 AM
Or you could just leave well enough alone. They like many others come and go. I have had them in my tank before like you are showing and then they slowly died out.
gman19
07/14/2009, 11:00 AM
I had the same ones in my 100g reef...I left them alone and the population never went anywhere.
Peter Eichler
07/14/2009, 11:03 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15356855#post15356855 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sisterlimonpot
Thanks fro the responses, I am going to want to control the population somehow, as I understand that they can get out of hand pretty quickly.

This is not the type of flatworm that needs controlling such as "red planaria".
dcombs44
07/14/2009, 11:50 AM
Agreed. Just leave them be. If the population does boom, they will eventually snuff themselves out.

I had the same issue, except with red planaria. Population boomed, but they slowly died off, and now I have none.