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razoreqx

razoreqx

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I think this is a flatworm... Anyone have a picture of this I could use as a reference? I have them in my fuge but cant find any info on them..
They are very translucent and small... about the size of a pod. I often see them on the glass..
Here is a drawing of its outline
 
bdhough

bdhough

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that is a flatworm. they are not bad in the sense that they just eat lot of algae. BUT if they do spread they will be quite unsitely and they love to cover corals and choke the light out of them. you can pull them out or leave them be.
 
razoreqx

razoreqx

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Originally posted by bdhough
that is a flatworm. they are not bad in the sense that they just eat lot of algae. BUT if they do spread they will be quite unsitely and they love to cover corals and choke the light out of them. you can pull them out or leave them be.
Thanks both of you.. So far i have only seen them in the fuge.
I think i'll farm them out with the old turkey baster
 
dacia

dacia

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Those white flatworms actually eat and control overgrown pod populations. I had them in my reef before it was established. After I added some fish and cleaners, the pod population dropped and so did the white flatworms...
In any case, they are not a bad thing at all. At least, not the white ones. If you have black or gray ones, get them out.
 
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