id this worm pls

[glaukos]

http://www.discoveryaquatics.com/tc/flatworm.jpg

is it something to worry about?
i'm about to move to another tank and i surely don't want them
if it's something bad

opinions pls!!

 

[faulkincanyon]

well the link you posted tells you what it is..flat worms

 

[faulkincanyon]

I had them but the diminished by themselves

 

[timnnell]

In my experience keep your water clean and they will go away. Or stay at very managable numbers. Water quality goes down, flatworm population goes way up! You can use Salifert Flatworm Exit to kill them. But when they die they give off a toxin. So you need to do heavy water changes if you kill them off. Best bet keep your water real clean and they'll go away.

 

[glaukos]

so they are bad?
do they harm something like sps or whatever?

i don't have to many so probalblyit's a good time to use flatworm exit in my old tank.

if they are not doing a big damage i will let them be and perish by themseves or maybe a sixline will see them as snacks?

 

[faulkincanyon]

they are just unsightly and if you kill them in big numbers they are toxious so be sure to do major water change

 

[timnnell]

They don't eat coral or anything like that. Just they multiply like rabbits, under the right conditions. In these plague like states they will cover all your corals starving them of the light they need to live. I would give all the rocks a good dip in a bucket with a strong solution of SFE before moving them to the new tank. The six line wouldn't hurt. Just make sure he's the last fish you introduce to the tank as they can be bullies to any newcomers. Good luck.

 

[glaukos]

thanks for the opinions guys
really apreciate the fast response
i'll go with the clear water solution now and see how it goes
probably add and a sixline

move will be postponed for a few days

 

[glaukos]

here is a good video i found
i'm pretty sure it's the same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5H26Th24FE&feature=related