Snail, nudi, or something else?

[rcpalmer1]

I got a couple of these in my tank. I can't find a picture to identifi them. They are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long and not much bigger around than a thick hair. Sorry for the poor picture. I had to zoom in.

 

[DSC reef]

Looks to be a flatworm

 

[rcpalmer1]

 

[KJ]

A+ Flatworm.https://www.google.com/search?q=Amp...0ajJAhVDJCYKHZbSAHMQ_AUIBygB&biw=1920&bih=947

 

[rcpalmer1]

Yes acro eating flat worm is what it looks like. I will go get some wrasse tomorrow. I guess it is a good thing I only have a few across. Will they eat acans or hammers?

 

[KJ]

Pic of the Acropora eating flatworm. Yours dosen't look like AEFW

 

[rcpalmer1]

I just saw the first one about a week ago. I didn't think there would be many in the tank. I have been dipping and removing the plug from all the corals before pitting them in the tank.

I add in some flatworm exit this morning. It looked like a snowglobe. It has been about 30 minutes. I just turned the carbon reactor back on. In another 30 minutes I will turn the uv back on and change socks. Fingers crossed that will be the end of this issue.

 

[Maggie321]

How did it work for you? I am hesitating on treating my tank with the flatworm exit. Scared of killing my feather dusters...

 

[rcpalmer1]

I didn't have any feather dusters but I haven't seen a flat worm since and everything is still alive and healthy.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

How did it work for you? I am hesitating on treating my tank with the flatworm exit. Scared of killing my feather dusters...

What bug do you have? Do you have a thread on it? Many folks do overreact on seeing flatworms. There's a lot of them that are not bad or harmful. Many resound best to predator additions and often husbandry and time. Common browns are a case in point.

 

[rcpalmer1]

Not sure what it was. That is why I posted asking what it was. It was the one in the picture. It was id'ed as a flatworm. I put in flatworm exit and they are all gone. It was an easy fix and I am glad I did it. I though about getting something to eat them but most said nothing natural could get them all. There was way more than I though in the rocks. I am glad I didn't wait until they got out of control.

 

[Maggie321]

What bug do you have? Do you have a thread on it? Many folks do overreact on seeing flatworms. There's a lot of them that are not bad or harmful. Many resound best to predator additions and often husbandry and time. Common browns are a case in point.

I am not really sure what kind. I was going to test it tonight to see if it was going to work on it. They used to look like common browns but as the mature the thin out and are more tube shaped still have the split tail but the sides are gray with a white head and stripe down it's back like a skunk.

 

[rcpalmer1]

I am not sure what yours is. Start a tread and ask. I am sure someone will know.

 

[Maggie321]

I am not sure what yours is. Start a tread and ask. I am sure someone will know.

Thank you

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I am not really sure what kind. I was going to test it tonight to see if it was going to work on it. They used to look like common browns but as the mature the thin out and are more tube shaped still have the split tail but the sides are gray with a white head and stripe down it's back like a skunk.

Though to good pic of something so tiny.
But if it's not massively reproducing, none of the corals are effected, none are growing to outrageous size. I'd say wait and see. I'm personally not a fan of the nuclear option.

As I had mentioned, I've had red and brown acoels with no noticeable problems. The browns I haven't seen in years.

Fwiw. The $9-12 clip on macros for a phone are pretty good for stuff like this.