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Saltwater newby
02/11/2016, 06:10 AM
Hello, last night I noticed 3 strange creatures in my 75g tank. We currently have no fish in the tank. I had two blue damsels which I've removed and given back to my LFS and I had a pair of clown that died of brooklynella. My tank has been running since January . Last night we found a small tiny pointy shelled snail,and clear weird booger looking slime. (Maybe a flat worm)? Attached to the glass was a very tiny star, snow flake looking clear thing and this morning I saw a white shell less snail or worm looking thing which I took a pic of. I removed the flat worm and white snail-worm looking thing. Should I be worried? I was planning on getting 2 small frags of start polyps and possibly 2 clowns this weekend if my parameters show to be good. The clowns are being given to me by my LFS since the once I purchased from them only last 2 days.
Thanks in advance!!!������

peasofme
02/11/2016, 09:10 AM
probably just ocean life you will see in your tank. you can be cautious and remove or just let it be and see. only one i would be weary of is the worm. could be a parasite.

Saltwater newby
02/11/2016, 09:16 AM
probably just ocean life you will see in your tank. you can be cautious and remove or just let it be and see. only one i would be weary of is the worm. could be a parasite.

Hello
Thanks for the info.
Which worm are you referring to
The one on my pic??

peasofme
02/11/2016, 09:21 AM
yes. and the one you think is a flatworm

Saltwater newby
02/11/2016, 09:43 AM
yes. and the one you think is a flatworm

Will they hurt the fish or just corals??

peasofme
02/11/2016, 09:46 AM
parasites can hurt fish. flatworms can reproduce to nuke a tank.

Saltwater newby
02/11/2016, 10:49 AM
parasites can hurt fish. flatworms can reproduce to nuke a tank.

this is the other one that I found stuck to the glass. Ever seen this before??

peasofme
02/11/2016, 10:51 AM
could be a baby starfish

lifeoffaith
02/11/2016, 10:56 AM
That last one is a hydroid. Remove it.

peasofme
02/11/2016, 10:57 AM
hydroids are really bad

Saltwater newby
02/11/2016, 11:43 AM
hydroids are really bad

Ok. Man I can't catch a break. Are they hitchhikers?
Do they attack fish???

peasofme
02/11/2016, 11:56 AM
they are hitchhikers. they sting fish and corals and multiply a lot. this is why some people choose to use dry rock instead of live. you get good and bad hitchhikers. bad can be a real pain.