Not sure what these are

[zack801]

I've had these little orange things in my sump for a while. Any ideas?

 

[KJ]

Flatworm Convolutriloba sp.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Confirmed, flatworms!

http://www.reefkeeping.com/joomla/i...latworms-and-other-bugs-that-make-you-see-red

 

[Buddah001]

Flatworm

 

[zack801]

That's crazy I really didn't think it was an issue! I don't see them in my display can that be possible?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Something in the DT is eating them.

 

[zack801]

https://www.thespruce.com/coral-eating-flatworms-in-reef-tanks-2924016

So are theee rust brown flat worms? Only thing in display would be the wrasse I guess? Any suggestions on removal? They don't seem to be harming my coral currently and they've been in there a while I just didn't realize they were bad

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I don't belive yours eat coral. They sometimes do like the bacteria and slime on the corals though and will smother them.

If you can reduce the amount of detritus in the sump the population should decrease.

 

[zack801]

If they're not eating coral they don't honestly appear to be in my display at all so I may not worry about them. I did read about them smothering but this doesn't seem to be the case, at least for me

 

[Flippers4pups]

@saltyfilmfolks spot on. I would syphon out all I could. Their numbers can become "plage" like if not checked. If they get a foot hold in the DT, they could smother corals/irritating.

 

[zack801]

Cool I'll do that with my water change today and continue going forward. Do we believe the 6line would be eating them in the display? I've honestly never come across any crawling on my frags

 

[wattson]

melanarus wrasse and springeri damsel known to eat flat worms..

 

[KJ]

https://www.google.com/search?q=con...ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tbu0KjJAhUB4SYKHbkuARsQ_AUIBygC