Whats on my mushroom

[misty7850]

I see these little things, I don't know what they are. They do move around on the 2 shrooms that I have seen them on (the shrooms are on the same rock), but never seem to leave the shrooms. I haven't seen any elsewhere in the tank.. Anyone know what they are ?

 

[jjlittle]

I think there babies that will drop off though most times they come from under the shroom.

 

[smarls]

Flatworms?

 

[maurice]

I am thinking flat worms also,from what i can tell they look like them. :scared:

 

[jer4916]

those are babies, my mushrooms do the same thing

 

[murph145]

id have to go with flat worms.... mushrooms dont usually procreate like that.... they usually split in half or they detatch little pieces from the stump underneath ... not from ontop....

 

[jer4916]

i could be wrong, after looking at some other pictures of flat worms they look like flat worms....

 

[fishieness]

hmmmm...... i would also have to go with flatworms..... They dont look entirely like any flatworms i have ever seen..... but my knowlege is still very very limited on the subject. I did know that mushrooms will budd and actualy drop clones..... i knew they split or parts will break off...... but i didnt know that they actualy did a form of budding like was first mentioned........ hmmm.....

 

[bang guy]

Flatworms

 

[jer4916]

they have meds for flat worms, i suggest you get some before they over run your tank
~chris

 

[murph145]

yeah ive seen some tanks that were loaded with them looks like they might be hard to get rid of once they get outta control

 

[misty7850]

thanks everyone, I'll go out tomorrow and get some medication, what is it "Flat worm exit" ?

 

[funkyman]

Good stuff. Follow the directions "exactly", and everything will be fine. After the initial treatment, you may want to do another one 3 or 4 days later to get any straglers / hatched eggs.

 

[misty7850]

ok, thanks

 

[killergoby]

Becareful killing all of the flatworms in your tank w/ Flatworm Exit. They become toxic when killed and can wipe out your corals. They are really not that harmful. I've had a tank full of them for months now. On Friday I'm going to pick up my Target Mandrin to get them the natural way, by the fish eating it. 12 Line Wrasses will eat them too.
Or you can suck them up with airline tubing one by one. They are just an eyesore. Check out the rock that these hermits are on. See all of the red spots? That's how my tank looks. Been like that for months. They come and go with my feeding cycles too.

 

[misty7850]

I've actually only seen mine on those mushrooms that I purchased about a month ago.. Maybe I can just try and scoop em up with airline tubing. There may be more in the tank, I just haven't seen em...
I really don't want to put anymore fish in my tank, I'm definately at my limit with 3 clowns, a chromie and Algae Blenny in a 46 gallon

 

[smarls]

Killer,
I don;t know if it just the pictiure, but those red bits in your picture don't look like flatworms to me...looks more like the start of some form of red calcerous algae to me
Might just be the picture though, but you may want to double check.
Stewart

 

[misty7850]

I actually used the airline tubing method and pulled what i could see off the mushroom.. and here's what I got.. look like flatworms from what I looked up.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by smarls
Killer,
I don;t know if it just the pictiure, but those red bits in your picture don't look like flatworms to me...looks more like the start of some form of red calcerous algae to me
They're Convotriloba.

 

[killergoby]

Originally Posted by smarls
Killer,
I don;t know if it just the pictiure, but those red bits in your picture don't look like flatworms to me...looks more like the start of some form of red calcerous algae to me
Might just be the picture though, but you may want to double check.
Stewart

My flatworms look like this, but they are bright red.