ID plz, i should hav went to bed :(
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rcdude1990
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is it flat? is there anyway u can turn it over, it looks like a flounder, a pretty gib one, turn it over , if u c eyes and a mouth u got a flounder
dragonladylea
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Its a flatworm. You probably have more than one, so you have corals?? If so you will need to treat this tank asap.
reefreak29
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its a type of flat worm get rid of it
dragonladylea
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Flatworm exit.
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by renogaw
i think this is the same worm i found months ago and was told it could be beneficial. should i do the flatworm exit if i don't see any other flatworms? i just read up on it and it is semi scary treatment...
yeh dont do this the flatworm exit can do some damage , this is a Platyhelminth flatworm u probably just have the one just get rid of it manually . plus there to big for mandrines and wrasses
i think this is the same worm i found months ago and was told it could be beneficial. should i do the flatworm exit if i don't see any other flatworms? i just read up on it and it is semi scary treatment...
yeh dont do this the flatworm exit can do some damage , this is a Platyhelminth flatworm u probably just have the one just get rid of it manually . plus there to big for mandrines and wrasses
dragonladylea
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Sorry maybe I jumped the gun, what kind of corals do you have? I believe this kind of flatworm will eat softies but I will have to do a little more research. Any kind of treatment is often a scary propisition but it can be even scarier to loose your corals to some of the predators. Trust me I still have nightmares about the Zoa spiders I had.
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by Dragonladylea
Trust me I still have nightmares about the Zoa spiders I had.
:scared:
Trust me I still have nightmares about the Zoa spiders I had.
:scared:
dragonladylea
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Yes they are that bad and I already have Arachniphobia. I spent 4 hours with my Zoos a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass to make sure I got them all!!!
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by renogaw
i have mainly softies. zoos, kenya, paly, sun. i'm missing 2.1 mushrooms...
that sucks , i dont even know if exit will work on these type of flateworms but i dont think they reproduce like the more common ones either i still think u should try manually removing them
i have mainly softies. zoos, kenya, paly, sun. i'm missing 2.1 mushrooms...
that sucks , i dont even know if exit will work on these type of flateworms but i dont think they reproduce like the more common ones either i still think u should try manually removing them
reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
just spent about 5 mins looking, and couldn't find any more.
i'll just keep an eye out. i take it he shouldn't go in the fuge?
dont flame me but i would flush it , also theres a good chance it was the only one in your tank
just spent about 5 mins looking, and couldn't find any more.
i'll just keep an eye out. i take it he shouldn't go in the fuge?
dont flame me but i would flush it , also theres a good chance it was the only one in your tank
renogaw
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Originally Posted by reefreak29
dont flame me but i would flush it , also theres a good chance it was the only one in your tank
oh boy, you asked me not to do it, but... i just had to!!!
:cheer:
already flushed. its getting late and i didn't want to stay up for an answer any more than i had. too bad, the darn thing was oddly beautiful
dont flame me but i would flush it , also theres a good chance it was the only one in your tank
oh boy, you asked me not to do it, but... i just had to!!!
already flushed. its getting late and i didn't want to stay up for an answer any more than i had. too bad, the darn thing was oddly beautiful
marinfire1
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dragonladylea
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I hope this link works, *Link Removed*
Here is a quote from the site:
Polyclad flatworms are free-living marine PLATYHELMINTHES, an animal phylum which also includes tapeworms, liver-flukes and other internal parasites. They are not related to sea slugs or other molluscs. Although very thin and delicate, flatworms are active carnivores and scavengers, using their proboscis to feed on dead or injured animals and colonial animals such as bryozoans and soft-corals. The worms can quickly glide along the bottom by using the fine hairlike cilia which cover their body. When disturbed they can swim for a considerable period of time by throwing the sides of their body into undulating waves.
Here is a quote from the site:
Polyclad flatworms are free-living marine PLATYHELMINTHES, an animal phylum which also includes tapeworms, liver-flukes and other internal parasites. They are not related to sea slugs or other molluscs. Although very thin and delicate, flatworms are active carnivores and scavengers, using their proboscis to feed on dead or injured animals and colonial animals such as bryozoans and soft-corals. The worms can quickly glide along the bottom by using the fine hairlike cilia which cover their body. When disturbed they can swim for a considerable period of time by throwing the sides of their body into undulating waves.