Pods or flatworms?
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bobman
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Look at the movement and shape. If its a pod it will basically look like a flea and run around. Its hard to explain the shape of a flatworm but a quick google search will give you that. Then instead of quickly running around it will slowly slither like a snail/slug. Some of those in the pic do have a resemblance of a possible flattworm
Edit: If it does come out to be a flatworm dont panic either not all flatworms eat coral. Most actually are basically harmless but will reproduce rapidly. Reason I add this is I have seen people panic from a flatworm that was pretty harmless and dose the tank with flatworm exit and nuke the tank. Harmless flatworms can be managed with good husbandry and maybe something that eats them. 6 lines I think work on flatworms but 6 lines can create there own issues.
Edit: If it does come out to be a flatworm dont panic either not all flatworms eat coral. Most actually are basically harmless but will reproduce rapidly. Reason I add this is I have seen people panic from a flatworm that was pretty harmless and dose the tank with flatworm exit and nuke the tank. Harmless flatworms can be managed with good husbandry and maybe something that eats them. 6 lines I think work on flatworms but 6 lines can create there own issues.
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Thanks @bobman . My research lead me to think flatworm too and I'm not going to overreact because they seem pretty harmless and nothing has gone dead ...haha. If things do then I'll be back asking questions on R2R but until then I'm opting to let it ride.
