Hitch hiker ID?

[Carley]

Flatworms? What are these!
I bought a yellow corris wrasse.

Had a few frags of zoas that haven’t been opened in 1-2 weeks so I dipped them and found these....

 

[DSC reef]

Chitons

 

[Carley]

Chitons

I’m assuming they’re bad?

 

[DSC reef]

No, chitons are good.

 

[Carley]

No, chitons are good.

I feel like I have an over abundance of them though. Lol I had some zoas that weren’t opening so I dipped them, and tons of them came off. But they were always under the frag plug. Is this normal?

 

[DSC reef]

It is. They live in and under rock crevices eating algae, ect.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

+1 on chitons. Good cuc.

 

[Carley]

This is such good news!!! Thank you!

 

[KJ]

Isopod serolid algae grazer.

 

[ThunderGoose]

The last photo looks chiton-y but the others don't IMHO. Chitons don't (usually?) bend "backwards" so I'm leaning toward flatworm or isopod but I'm not sure. I'd isolate the frag until you get either a consensus or some of the "pros" of hitchhiker ID chime in.

 

[flsalty]

Chitons have an "armored" shell with 8 sections. I'm not seeing that in these pics.

 

[Carley]

The last photo looks chiton-y but the others don't IMHO. Chitons don't (usually?) bend "backwards" so I'm leaning toward flatworm or isopod but I'm not sure. I'd isolate the frag until you get either a consensus or some of the "pros" of hitchhiker ID chime in.

Well, they probably look like they’re bending because I sucked them up and put them on a paper towel so those ones are dead.. lol. But I bought a wrasse just in case. It seems that no one has a definite answer.

 

[GHsaltie]

They are chitons, I can make out the shell in all the pics. Also the distinct pattern is a good giveaway.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Check out lionfish lair hitchhiker guide. My go to when I need to find out what something is. It looks like they are
Isopod - Sphaeromatid

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[Carley]

Check out lionfish lair hitchhiker guide. My go to when I need to find out what something is. It looks like they are
Isopod - Sphaeromatid

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

You’re right!!! It’s this thing!

 

[GHsaltie]

That’s the Serolid. I went back afterwards and saw that, doh! Either way it’s a good guy.

 

[Carley]

That’s the Serolid. I went back afterwards and saw that, doh! Either way it’s a good guy.

Good to know! But I killed like 1000 of them lol