flat redding flaky looking things

[socko6774]

there too small for me to take a pic of. but they're reddish in color, flat, kinda oblong, and there hanging out on some of my rock and around my zoo's. i thouhgt there were some fish food flakes at first till i looked closer and saw them move.. are they flat worms? and what do i do about em?

 

[socko6774]

this is the best pic i can get..

 

[my way]

Yes they are Flatworms.

 

[scsinet]

With the numbers you seem to have, you could in theory do nothing. It doesn't look too bad. On the other hand, they may multiply and you'll have a real problem.
Salifert makes a product called Flatworm Exit. It works, and it's safe for reef use when applied correctly. The drawback to it is that flatworms can exhause a toxic compound when they die, and if you kill huge numbers of them at once, it can impact your system, so you need to be prepared to do a big water change before even getting started.

 

[petieaztec]

get a small syringe and suck them out after you use the chemical to kill them. and then do the water change. you may have to do this a couple times to get them all out.

 

[socko6774]

thanks guys, well since i didnt see all that many of em, i just went to walmart and bought a turkey baster and tried to suck out as many as i could... i blew a couple around and my clown promptly ate them, hes a pig.. anyways, it that gonna beharmful to him??

 

[darknes]

He will be fine.
I hope you got them all.

 

[socko6774]

Originally Posted by Darknes
He will be fine.
I hope you got them all.

doubt it, but i didnt see any, i blew so much ---- all over my tank though, what a pain!!
what kind of damage do they do anyways, besides being an eye sore?? and how the hell did they get in my tank!!