flat worms

[Cole McDermott]

i cant get a picture of them but they look to be ether ghost flatworm or a Red Planaria they just popped up i have a Christmas wrasse i was wondering will he consume them or do i need to use something else they only seem to be on the glass.

 

[reef lover]

Ghost fw i wouldnt worry about. Feed off pods and tend to come and go with pod populations. If its red planaria i would siphon out as many as i could into a filter sock and remove as they release toxins when they die. Once #s are down the wrasse should keep them down.

 

[Cole McDermott]

ok thanks

 

[Cole McDermott]

Ghost fw i wouldnt worry about. Feed off pods and tend to come and go with pod populations. If its red planaria i would siphon out as many as i could into a filter sock and remove as they release toxins when they die. Once #s are down the wrasse should keep them down.

will they eat coral

 

[reef lover]

No. The red planaria will proliferate and cover corals which is why they pose a problem. The ghost fw eat pods.