Can you ID this for me please

[Chaetomorpha]

Hi there new to the forum, found it by visiting the website worldwide corals in Orlando.

I have a deep sandbed in a tank that is about 2 months old, Every once in a while I see this little critters near the sandbed are they harmless? This was taken at 730 AM so LED lights were very dim.

 

[BarbH]

Hello and welcome to r2r : welcome: I am thinking they look like pods, maybe. If they are pods than they are good and some fish even eat them.

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[Chaetomorpha]

Thanks BarbH, I have a refugium so get lots of pods growing in there, but just haven't seen a lot of the ghost from pac man looking things...

 

[BarbH]

Welcome thinking probably pods but hopefully someone else can verify for sure what they are

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[tigé21v]

Looks like a flatworm

 

[Loki]

Welcome to the forum! I am unsure of exactly what you have there by I know we will get it IDed for you.

It does look like a pacman ghost

 

[danka-cedium]

Pod.

 

[Loki]

The one on the left looks like a pod. But I haven't seen a pod with the skirt looking thing. Then again they don't sit still for very long.

 

[ritter6788]

but just haven't seen a lot of the ghost from pac man looking things...

Flatworm.

 

[Kellee5]

Hoping someone could help me figure what these odd little creatures are??? They are in our 40 gal refugium and there are at least 10 that I know of! They balloon out scraping the side of the tank and do not seem to like the light!

 

[REEFKEEPER10]

Flatworm

 

[Chaetomorpha]

Woah now im getting worried... Are they flatworms? it was slow moving, hang around the glass for a while. Guess its time to look up info on flatworms now ****...

 

[ritter6788]

There are different kinds. There are Acro Eating Flatworms and then there is the harmless ones that don't hurt anything unless they get so out of control that they smother corals. Usually not over feeding keeps those in check.

http://www.melevsreef.com/aefw.html

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[Chaetomorpha]

There are different kinds. There are Acro Eating Flatworms and then there is the harmless ones that don't hurt anything unless they get so out of control that they smother corals. Usually not over feeding keeps those in check.

Melevsreef.com - AEFW | Acropora Eating FlatwormsMelev's Reef - Visual Identification

Thank you, anyway to find out which one mine is? harmful or not? ill check your links.

 

[Steelerfan747]

Welcome to R2R. I hope you enjoy your stay and find out what they are cause I have no Idea. Welcome again

 

[Chaetomorpha]

There are different kinds. There are Acro Eating Flatworms and then there is the harmless ones that don't hurt anything unless they get so out of control that they smother corals. Usually not over feeding keeps those in check.

Melevsreef.com - AEFW | Acropora Eating FlatwormsMelev's Reef - Visual Identification

Ok, not 100% sure yet but based on the link Ritter was nice enough to send me it seems that is one of the benign types Melevsreef.com - Flatworm

 

[Chaetomorpha]

Welcome to R2R. I hope you enjoy your stay and find out what they are cause I have no Idea. Welcome again

Thanks Glad to be here!

 

[ritter6788]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Doesn't look like a bad one to me.