Is this the dreaded?...

tmgrash

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AEFW? I basted my acros and when I did one of them about 20 of these things came flying out. They were found on only two of my acros, raspberry limeaid and plum crazy. The reason I question the aefw is they are so dang big, gettting up to 1/2", do aefw get that big? I know there are tons of aefw post out there, I have read them. I just havent seen any that were white and this big. So, any ideas?

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Isn't amazing how many relatively large flatworms can exist on a coral without being detected immediately?

Those are flatworms. There are something like 30,000 known species of flatworm, so it's not surprising that there's some that are larger and whiter. As to their being acro eaters, from your description, I would say yes. I would examine the two corals for bitemarks and eggs for confirmation.
 
Could be predators, although they could also simply live on the corals. +1 on looking for bitemarks/eggs. 240 gallons probably has room for a wrasse or two as well :)
 
Could be predators, although they could also simply live on the corals. +1 on looking for bitemarks/eggs. 240 gallons probably has room for a wrasse or two as well :)

Corals seem unaffected. There was a mess load on my raspberry limeaid, cant believe I couldnt see them. When I blew them off my painted fairy wrasse, mystery wrasse, purple fire fish, and flame angel had a feast. My blue chin trigger seemed interested but I didnt notice him actually getting any.
 
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