Flatworm ID

[eugeneK]

Found this one when i pulled a dead fish. Any experience with these?

Picture doesnt justify the coloration, the best i could match it is in the link below, couldn't find any usefull info tho...

the best possible match:


http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/flat0033.html

 

[eugeneK]

or the tiger flatworm, they look very similar:

http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/flat0315.html

 

[moriartiholmes]

Are you sure it’s a flat worm? I personally don't know much about them, but you said you pulled it off of a dead fish do you think it had anything to do with the fishes death? Have any new additions lately? If it is a bad flatworm, flatworm exit should kill it and any others that are in your tank if need be.

 

[Guy]

It's hard to tell but my guess is some type of Polyclad.

If so you don't want it in your tank. They eat worms, snails, etc. They are incredibly efficient predators and can wipe a tank of snails in a very short time period.