AcanLord Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Hey guys, this happened to me a while back but it cleared up and now it's back. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Those are red planaria. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Also think flatworm as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Those are red planaria. Wow.........good eye there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Also think flatworm as well Also popped into my mind. The last pic where you can see it pulled off the tentacle a bit is what gave it away for me. I'm going to guess planaria out of those 2 choices though. If you have a turkey baster, give them a blast and see if they fly off. Or if you can baster suck them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yep planaria for sure. The kind that soaks up the sun and that's why they are laying on your corals. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yep, I had them as well. All over my hammer, then all of a sudden they were gone. Not sure what caused them to go away. Sent from.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcanLord Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Yep, I had them as well. All over my hammer, then all of a sudden they were gone. Not sure what caused them to go away. Sent from.... Should I be concerned? They definitely don't expand like they used to. What causes them? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcanLord Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Yep planaria for sure. The kind that soaks up the sun and that's why they are laying on your corals. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I looked up planaria and they're red and tiny. These are about a 1/4" and purple like coraline algae Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 There is more than one kind. The red ones are more common. Yours are less common but not any more harmful than the red ones. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 They didn't seem to bother anything in my tank. Little pink guys supposedly eat copepods. They disappeared after a while in my tank. Not sure what made them go away. Here is a pic of one on the glass. Sent from.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySaber Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Had them as well. Fished out ones on my glass and removed all my coral gave them a good dip. Then added a yellow corgis wrasse. Poof no more flat worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I had them months ago, didn't have them more than a few weeks. They were everywhere all over the rocks, then it seemed like one day they were gone... haven't seen them since. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G360AZ using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 This type must not be super hardy. Maybe get yourself a little wrasse and see if he helps eat them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcanLord Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 This type must not be super hardy. Maybe get yourself a little wrasse and see if he helps eat them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've had multiple wrasses for different reasons and hated them all lol I just took my torch out, shook it in a bucket and this fell off in a few seconds I have noticed fewer copopods in my tank than normal. I had tons that you could see easily and now I don't really see them much. Maybe these little shits eats all the pods then starve off and then the pods population rises again and it goes in waves. One things for sure, I'll be dipping all corals from now on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I get them in the sump, I never see any in the display, probably thanks to my ever eating melanarus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcanLord Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 I get them in the sump, I never see any in the display, probably thanks to my ever eating melanarus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Have you ever had a problem with your wrasse picking at your coral? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Have you ever had a problem with your wrasse picking at your coral? Never, Bicolor blenny yes Coral beauty yes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrokate Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I had those about 4 or 5 years ago I think, and decided they were most likely Waminoa sp. Tried melanurus and yellow coris wrasses, no dice. I think you are right about them eating copepods. Unfortunately they were immune to flatworm exit and another brand of similar product. I finally treated the tank with something that killed them but it killed all my pods, brittlestars and other worms too and it took years to get those back, I still only have a few. I think dipping new corals is a good idea for them. Anyone successfully treat them with a product that is not so harmful? Here is a link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolutidae Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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