Critter ID

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

Anyone have any idea what these critters could be growing all over my chaeto and glass of my refugium???
they’re sort of slug like and they move very slowly, some of them don’t move not sure if they’re eggs of some sort.

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

I added the pod mix 5280 from algae barn about a month ago if that makes a difference

Prairie Dog · May 6, 2018

Looks like flat worms. A lot of them too.
If so, I believe flat worm exit works well.

Idoc · May 6, 2018

If that's what came out of Algae Barns 5280 3-pod type bottle, I'd be having quite a discussion with them. When did you add the chaeto... and where did you get it? Maybe this was already in the chaeto?

reef lover · May 6, 2018

Flatworm retrogemma . I suggest siphoning out as many as possible as they release toxins when killed with flatworm exit.

Maggie321 · May 6, 2018

Touch, sorry you have to deal with those

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

Definitely flatworms smh, I went back and checked my aquarium logs and I got frags in around the same time I added the copepods. Although I dipped the frags I can’t say for sure I didn’t bring any over on the frags.

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

I just left my lfs picking up flatworm exit, I’m going to try to remove a lot by hand/turkey baster. I think I’m going to take the refugium offline and treat it separately from the display tank as I believe my file fish and six line wrasse keep the flatworms in my display at bay. Any thoughts on this?

Maggie321 · May 6, 2018

Why not move either of the fish to the sump temporarily to see if they can help out before you nuke the tank

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

Maggie321 said:
Why not move either of the fish to the sump temporarily to see if they can help out before you nuke the tank

I was thinking that also, well here goes nothing (fingers crossed) IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/3ea704e13af87d2efdb0580ad84f45d1.jpg[/IMG]

peopleschoice · May 6, 2018

Maggie321 · May 6, 2018

Did they already start munching?

Maggie321 · May 8, 2018

How is progress? Are you fish little fatties?

Dancingmad · May 8, 2018

Flat worms are a bummer. Instead of using a baster try some rigid airline tubing + some airline hose to make a mini-sized siphon. It will change your life compared to a baster battling these jokers.

Wishing you the best of luck!