Flatworm ID?

[TrentonG]

Can anyone verify if this is a flatworm?
If so, is it harmful?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Acoelomorpha...aka Acoel flatworm.

But let me have better eyes looking.... @KJ , #reefsquad

Might also wish to bookmark this website:

Lionfish Lair Hitchhikers

 

[TrentonG]

Thanks for the link.

After looking through the various flatworms there, I'm starting to think it is a Amphiscolops as it was mostly clear with a tiny amount of brown in the center.

Seeing as my tank has only been running for a month, I'll leave them be and see what comes of it.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Let's try this again..... #reefsquad need help here.

 

[fishface NJ]

Does it look like this?

Benign Flatworm | Melev's Reef

This tiny creature is a Flatworm - Amphiscolops sp. This type is virtually clear, and quite small. The rounded end is inflated like a sail, and stretches in the direction it wants to travel, then like a suction cup it grabs the glass and pulls the rest of its body that direction. This is a...

www.melevsreef.com

 

[TrentonG]

They were pretty small but they do look closer to that in person, at least as far as I can tell.

Hopefully that's not just wishful thinking!

My roommate just got a macro lens for his camera, I should be able to take better pictures if I see them again.

 

[flsalty]

Let's try this again..... #reefsquad need help here.

You got it right.

 

[TrentonG]

Update: After a few days, I found another attached to the glass.

I'm pretty confident it's benign.

 

[KJ]

Acoel flatworm.

Agree.