Flatworm?

AngryOwl · Aug 25, 2018

2nd one I've seen on the glass. Is it a flatworm? Naked snail?

Flexin · Aug 25, 2018

See if you can get it from another angle, a few if possible.

Crabs McJones · Aug 25, 2018

Polyclad flatworm. Remove them

KJ · Aug 25, 2018

Bob Loblaw · Aug 25, 2018

Shape/color looks off to be a polyclad. Pics from other angles would be beneficial.

KJ · Aug 25, 2018

Remove them.

Bob Loblaw · Aug 25, 2018

Removing it is almost certainly the smart play. Polycladida is the order and covers a huge spectrum of worms but when I hear polyclad, my first thought is the frequently encountered voracious snail/clam predator.

AngryOwl · Aug 25, 2018

Sorry guys, not home to take other pictures. I'll remove if I see again

AngryOwl · Aug 29, 2018

Found about 5 or 6 of these on my gold torch, dont see them anywhere else though... any recommendations on treatment besides obviously manual removal? ID? Torch at risk?

reef lover · Aug 29, 2018

Polyclad...bad. manual removal is best bet.

Bob Loblaw · Aug 29, 2018

A Coral RX dip should dislodge/kill them if you can pull the coral. Scrape eggs(the little cluster of circles in pics 3 and 4)

AngryOwl · Aug 29, 2018

reef lover said:
Polyclad...bad. manual removal is best bet.

Will do!

Bob Loblaw said:
A Coral RX dip should dislodge/kill them if you can pull the coral. Scrape eggs(the little cluster of circles in pics 3 and 4)

Yea that torch is easy to take off. None of the other corals seem affected. What kinds of risks are associated with these guys?

Bob Loblaw · Aug 29, 2018

They'll kill your Euphyllia if nothing is done.

AngryOwl · Aug 29, 2018

Coral rx made em release real quick, I did another check on my other lps and saw just 1 more and was able to get em.... the gold torch must have been hosting these guys for a while without me noticing somehow because it had eggs all over... I scraped as best as I can but not sure i got it 100%...