what the heck is this???????????????????

[ReeferRob]

Woke up this morning to see this thing coming out of the inside of a newly aquired Acan yesterday evening?
What the heck is it? Good or Bad?

 

[bluegrass]

I have no clue and would love to know. It does appear glad though.

 

[J. Montgomery]

It's a big 'ole flatworm! As to what kind of flatworm, I don't know.

 

[Poseidon]

That is a SNAIL EATING flat worm!!! Good catch, send him down the porcelin bowl!

 

[ReeferRob]

That is a SNAIL EATING flat worm!!! Good catch, send him down the porcelin bowl!

Really, it eats snails. This is the weirdest most alien like thing I have ever pulled from the tank. It shape shifts like no other and moves every which direction. Truely trippin me out.
Do you happen to have a referrance link?

 

[rocko918]

not much info


http://www.melevsreef.com/id/flatworm.html

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Aweesooome Macro shots .... !!

Paul

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hey take a snail and drop in the bowl with him and record it an post it here.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

+1 for vids!

 

[shred5]

A flat worm for sure... some have specific eating habits like a nudibranch... I would not put it back in your tank just in case or check out the sea slug forum .. There may be more info there.

http://seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=flatworm

I also may have this in one of my id books and can look when I get home..

Dave

 

[Lytehouse]

This guy is huge. Who would have thought of quarantine for acans?

 

[Reef Goddess]

Cool flatworm! I think you should setup a pico tank, just for it. ;]

 

[ReeferRob]

Well see about the video guys. I left the little guy in the Glad container and flew out the door to work seconds after posting. If he survives Ill try a video!!

 

[abe]

that's a big flatworm dude. most flatworms i know of aren't good for your tank. i think that kind preys on clams. (speaking for a scnrs member, his got taken out by one of these)

 

[ReeferRob]

Good news, called home and the wife says he is still alive! I told her to add a little water from the tank to warm him up.
One other problem, I am not the most computer savy person around, how do I get the video up once I take it with the camera?

 

[fly guy]

its a polyclad latworm and is either a snail or a clam muncher

if you still have it alive........and want to see the coolest thing ever.... with him in a bowl of water....swirl the water fast enough tha t he gets caught in the current/swirl and watch what he does.