Is this a copepod?

[Pudgeshambley]

I have added copepods twice to my tank about a month apart. First time was June 9th. Not sure what this is on my glass.

 

[AydenLincoln]

No! That is a flatworm which are typically bad news. I recommend this or a similar product: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/salifert-flatworm-exit-aquarium.html

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Unfortunately not. That is a Flatworm.

 

[Tired]

Nope, that is a flatworm. Copepods are teeny-tiny white dots that, if you look really close, have antennae and maybe some egg sacs attached.

It might be an acoel flatworm, which is generally a harmless species. Got any other pics?

 

[Pudgeshambley]

No! That is a flatworm bad news. I recommend this or a similar product: https

Nope, that is a flatworm. Copepods are teeny-tiny white dots that, if you look really close, have antennae and maybe some egg sacs attached.

It might be an acoel flatworm, which is generally a harmless species. Got any other pics?

 

[Pudgeshambley]

Not sure if that helps.

 

[Pudgeshambley]

Nope, that is a flatworm. Copepods are teeny-tiny white dots that, if you look really close, have antennae and maybe some egg sacs attached.

It might be an acoel flatworm, which is generally a harmless species. Got any other pics?

Did you see the other picture? I can take another one if that would help

 

[Pudgeshambley]

No! That is a flatworm which are typically bad news. I recommend this or a similar product: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/salifert-flatworm-exit-aquarium.html

Thank you. I just ordered some corals from World wide corals anniversary sale that are coming in on Tuesday. Are the flatworms going to destroy them?

 

[Pineapplereef]

Thank you. I just ordered some corals from World wide corals anniversary sale that are coming in on Tuesday. Are the flatworms going to destroy them?

Don't use flatwork exit for these, they're unsightly but generally harmless only eating algae and pods. Get a natural predator like a yellow coris wrasse. Chemicals should always be a last resort.

 

[Tiki_Reef]

Thank you. I just ordered some corals from World wide corals anniversary sale that are coming in on Tuesday. Are the flatworms going to destroy them?

If they are not taken care of you could have a huge problem on your hands depending on what species they are.

 

[Thunder_reef]

Don't use flatwork exit for these, they're unsightly but generally harmless only eating algae and pods. Get a natural predator like a yellow coris wrasse. Chemicals should always be a last resort.

I second this…flatworm exit is nasty stuff. Yellow coris wrasse should help

 

[Tired]

Yeah, it looks like an acoel flatworm to me. Acoels overpopulate in some tanks and bother corals by crawling all over them, but plenty of tanks have them not causing any problems. Unless you start seeing bunches of them everywhere, don't worry about it. Though you could get a coris wrasse if your tank is suitable for one anyway.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Springari Damsels are also Natural Flatworm annihilators, and are are better for smaller tanks/ thanks, without a sandbed.

 

[Pudgeshambley]

Don't use flatwork exit for these, they're unsightly but generally harmless only eating algae and pods. Get a natural predator like a yellow coris wrasse. Chemicals should always be a last resort.

My tank is only 45 gallons so not sure if I could get a wrasse. And it's an AIO so technically the display tank is only 37 gallons. Any other fish or natural predator suggestions

 

[Pineapplereef]

My tank is only 45 gallons so not sure if I could get a wrasse. And it's an AIO so technically the display tank is only 37 gallons. Any other fish or natural predator suggestions

Yellow coris wrasse stays small and is an excellent pest controller, fine in that size tank IMO