Bad for corals or....?

[Hiachi20]

Hey guys! Long story short, I didn't know that inverts should be dipped and quarantined, then set on fire, then freshwater dipped, THEN put in the tank. But Tamatoa (decorator crab) has already done his damage. Can you guys please identify both of these intruders and tell me about them? I'd appreciate any help.

 

[easternreefer]

upper left hand corner are bristleworms. good clean up crew. population will grow to amount of food source. lower right hand looks like a stomatella or limpet but that is a guess. really need a clearer picture of that one. does it have a half shell on the top? how fast does it move?

 

[reef lover]

Not sure what you got there but....when in doubt toss it out...

 

[Kirschy17]

The right thing looks like a flatworm. Nothing to worry about in general but theres species that feed on coral. Get a quick google search going and try to identify your species. I for example have acoel flatworms w/o any issues.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Hey guys! Long story short, I didn't know that inverts should be dipped and quarantined, then set on fire, then freshwater dipped, THEN put in the tank. But Tamatoa (decorator crab) has already done his damage. Can you guys please identify both of these intruders and tell me about them? I'd appreciate any help.

You forgot 76 days of quarantine! Haven't tried fire yet.. [emoji44]

So far it has helped me keep red planaria flatworms out of my display (and potentially more like velvet and ich but I keep my QT fishless so no way to tell)

 

[Hiachi20]

You forgot 76 days of quarantine! Haven't tried fire yet.. [emoji44]

So far it has helped me keep red planaria flatworms out of my display (and potentially more like velvet and ich but I keep my QT fishless so no way to tell)

I'm in the process of a display quarantine for fish. it'll have hostile inverts in it