Copepods or not good or bad

[Tuan Black]

ok for the last 3 days they'd things have been more and more on my tank and looks like there forming little colonies. Don't look like copepods but I could be wrong. And r they good or bad bugs. Sry for the pics but only have iPhone. Any advise would be great there taking over my tank day by day. Also have a green mandarinebut doesn't look like it's touching them but I'm not home till late and lights out.

 

[Mike N]

They look like planaria. Definitely not copepods.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Can you try for another picture when the lights are on more or is it possible to turn off the blue?

 

[Mikedawg]

Yeah, not a copepod. Do they move by undulations of body? Look something like this?

 

[Tuan Black]

They look like planaria. Definitely not copepods.

What's the best way to take care if they'd little burgers

 

[Tuan Black]

Yeah, not a copepod. Do they move by undulations of body? Look something like this?

There so small but I will take a closer look

 

[Tuan Black]

Can you try for another picture when the lights are on more or is it possible to turn off the blue?

Will go home tonight and turn the whites on and get a better pic

 

[Gweeds1980]

Yellow coris wrasse will happily munch on them... if you can't have one, Flatworm exit will kill the things.

Failing that you'll have to tear down your tank and burn everything in an incinerator [emoji6]

 

[Mikedawg]

I've never had them, but did find this article which might help: http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html If nothing else, I would syphon as many out as I could asap to keep them from multiplying so fast and avoiding any possible toxins they might release when you begin eliminating them. And, I've also heard good things about Flatworm eXit.

 

[Mike N]

Don't make any decisions on what to do until you've posted another pic for @Lionfish Lair to look at.

 

[Tuan Black]

Can you try for another picture when the lights are on more or is it possible to turn off the blue?

Ok lionfish liar came home hope these pics help

 

[Mike N]

@Lionfish Lair New pics above

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

Looks like you got a whole lotta eggs there[emoji32]

 

[Tuan Black]

Looks like you got a whole lotta eggs there[emoji32]

It's funny only on one side of tank there all going to that one spot

 

[Lionfish Lair]

You're OK. That's a little swarm of Dorvilleidae.

Perhaps do a Google image search for Ophryotrocha.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Oph...2bLUAhVDyyYKHW5xBC0Q_AUICygC&biw=1536&bih=735

 

[Tuan Black]

You're OK. That's a little swarm of Dorvilleidae.

Perhaps do a Google image search for Ophryotrocha.

Should i just go ahead and remove there nest of eggs don't want an outbreak.

 

[CoralReefer1019]

get a yellow coris, sixline, melanrus or treat with FlatWorm Exit

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Should i just go ahead and remove there nest of eggs don't want an outbreak.

Ya, you can do that. I suspect you won't see them soon, either way. That's a lot, but I've seen it on the forums twice before.

get a yellow coris, sixline, melanrus or treat with FlatWorm Exit

Their polychaetes, not flatworms.

 

[Gweeds1980]

You're OK. That's a little swarm of Dorvilleidae.

Perhaps do a Google image search for Ophryotrocha.

Every day's a school day [emoji2]