Pest Id please

[ifrankielin]

found these critter all over my toadstool,
is it bad or good?
thanks

 

[Terri Caton]

Bump

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh no - Acoel Flatworms !!! Only effective treatment is Flatworm exit. You may also try a melanurus wrasse or Lunare wrasse which should eat them but no guarantee.
Iodine dip may help but also a hit and miss.

 

[ifrankielin]

I dont have any sps coral in my tank, and these critter is on my toadatool coral.
do i still need the treatment

 

[vetteguy53081]

I dont have any sps coral in my tank, and these critter is on my toadatool coral.
do i still need the treatment

Yes. They are NOT SPS specific. They will only multiply. You can try wrasse for natural eradication IF they take on to them and devour them.

 

[stacksoner]

Oh no - Acoel Flatworms !!! Only effective dip is Flatworm exit. You may also try a melanurus wrasse or Lunare wrasse which should eat them but no guarantee.
Iodine dip may help but also a hit and miss.

**Flatworm exit isn't a dip, but rather an in-tank medicinal treatment. It works extremely well against these types of fws.

 

[vetteguy53081]

**Flatworm exit isn't a dip, but rather an in-tank medicinal treatment. It works extremely well against these types of fws.

I meant treatment. This is what happens when your daughter recites for you while youre driving LOL

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hard to tell, could be waminoa sp. Either way I agree with vetteguy. They need to go. Theyll smother your coral and interrupt their feeding choking them out until they die.

 

[flsalty]

I dont have any sps coral in my tank, and these critter is on my toadatool coral.
do i still need the treatment

They don't eat coral. They can get out of control and cover them up.

 

[stacksoner]

I dont have any sps coral in my tank, and these critter is on my toadatool coral.
do i still need the treatment

What you're seeing is likely a small representation of a much larger population that exists in your tank. This is not an infestation that a healthy system can host in the long run.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They don't eat coral. They can get out of control and cover them up.

Reason for suggested eradication with wrasses. POPULATION is the key concern- not destructive abilities. Kinda like roaches. If you see 20, there is 20 more elsewhere

 

[flsalty]

Reason for suggested eradication with wrasses. POPULATION is the key concern- not destructive abilities. Kinda like roaches. If you see 20, there is 20 more elsewhere

Wasn't disagreeing. The OP seemed like they thought it was something like AEFW.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Wasn't disagreeing. The OP seemed like they thought it was something like AEFW.

LOl, oh no. was assuring the OP understood, these are not coral killers.

 

[Brittany Marie]

I get this from time to time on my mushrooms. They don’t eat them, just suffocates the corals. I just did a freshwater dip and they all fell off.