ID?!? Not sure what these are?

[lolgranny]

These are all over my glass and i have a few wandering around my button coral.
The pic isnt the BEST, but its the best i could get
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Dues ex machina]

More likely flatworms

 

[Alysiak00]

+1 ^

looks like dreaded flatworms mate!

 

[OwenInAZ]

Dreaded? Not unless they're attacking corals

 

[Alysiak00]

very true i apologize

 

[Beandawg]

Yes dreaded! Those look like the fast-moving copepod eating type. Get yourself some FW exit and 3x (at least) dose it the first time. Have carbon and water ready on standby. They release toxins upon dying. Your best bet is to syphon out as many as possible before and during treatment.

 

[scubasteve06]

Really flatworms? Those look like copepods to me.

 

[nces519]

+1 on flatworms aka planaria

forked tail is a dead giveaway

 

[aleonn]

Eww, get rid of them now!

 

[nd31male]

id say flatworms too.

 

[Reef Bass]

+1 for planaria.

 

[Alysiak00]

so i'm sticking with my dreaded lol

 

[Alysiak00]

o and if you go through with fw exit, make sure you do a water change after and suck out as many of them as you can. once you dose with fw exit they die very fast but then start to die off giving off ammonia and other crap that will mess up your parameters. just my .02 cents

 

[scubasteve06]

I wasn't trying to undermine anyone saying ya'll were wrong the pic is just not the best I guess and I've never dealt with or seen a flatworm before!

 

[Alysiak00]

I wasn't trying to undermine anyone saying ya'll were wrong the pic is just not the best I guess and I've never dealt with or seen a flatworm before!

its cool! i dont think anyone's ticked off. everyone will always take opinions....unless of course they're about our mothers lol :lol2:

 

[lolgranny]

Haha i thought the same thing my friends, im getting FW exit today, would a wrasse help? I could toss a 6line in there to eat em up...

I have carbon in the tank ATM, when i does FW exit should i take the carbon out? Then once done do a 25% water change and put the carbon back in?

Thanks again fellas
David

 

[Floowid]

Those are not the "dreaded" type of flatworms. They are often present in a new and establishing tank. Don't panic. They will "bloom" and then eat themselves out of house and home.

 

[lolgranny]

Those are not the "dreaded" type of flatworms. They are often present in a new and establishing tank. Don't panic. They will "bloom" and then eat themselves out of house and home.

Tanks over 4 months old, havent seen any of them until i grabbed a few pieces of coral this last week. Do you think they will still dieoff?

 

[Floowid]

4 months old IS an establishing tank. In my experience they always die off. They may have hitchhiked in on your new coral, or more likely their "bloom" coincides with the arrival of the coral. Don't worry, I have never seen the white ones breed out of control like the red/brown/bad ones.

 

[allsps40]

You need flat worm exit, carbon and a sixline wrasse.