Pericelis tectivorum, the GIANT Predatory Flatworm

[Reef Builders]

Pericelis tectivorum is the name that was bestowed to a rare species of large flatworm that is occasionally encountered in reef aquaria and can really shock reefers who don’t know what to make of it. If you’re familiar with the size of red planaria or the small species that sometimes grow on our LPS the…
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[JoeinLA]

“This giant flatworm species would actually be quite cool if it wasn’t so creepy”

Heh. Crazy.

 

[Labridaedicted]

Remember the first time I came across one of these in one of tanks. They really are genuinely cool critters. It's too bad they eat snails.

 

[AquaOps1223]

Has anyone found a way to get rid of them for example a type of wrasse or fish, or do they starve after there are no more snails..