Are these bad?

[montecarlo97]

Found these on a mushroom I got the other day. At first I thought the were just spots on the mushroom till I saw one of them move. Then tonight after turning off the pumps to feed my new dottyback, I saw one "flutter" up to the surface.
Can anyone ID or know if its bad?

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o44/montecarlo97/Reef/6341b4c10fe94aca6c5405b9b453a333f29e1c19.jpg

[alexander_ktn]

They are Waminoa-type flatworms, as long as there are not many they aren't too detrimental to the coral, but they can multiply and then "smother" the mushrooms, so that they don't grow as well anymore.

There's a lot of info on them on the net.

[montecarlo97]

Do they just go after mushrooms? How do I get rid of them?
I just started this tank, only inhabitants are orchid dotty back, peppermint shrimp and cuc.
Its a 28gl nano cube led.

[alexander_ktn]

If you can remove the rock and dip it that would be the easiest solution and the least problematic for the tank.

Here's something to read with ways to get rid of them: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/4/aafeature2

[cloak]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/4/aafeature2

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