large flatworm?

[ReefCresteds]

Yesterday while cleaning out my filter bags(I always get all the starfish and critters out that I find in my bags before washing) I found a large flatworm( I believe). He is so neat-approximately 3" long and maybe 1.5" wide. He is a light brown and lavendar color w/ cream colored spots all over his body. He was cruising around the bucket and I went ahead and put him in my 10 gal observation tank w/ a bunch of lr rubble and live sand.
can anyone give me more info on these? Anyone ever seen some thing like this in their tank before?
Thanks!

 

[greenbean36191]

It sounds like you found a polyclad flatworm. They're all predators and the ones with the coloration you describe tend to be the most common ones in the hobby. They seem to eat snails, but some people have reported that they've eaten clams as well.

 

[ReefCresteds]

thanks-yes that is what he is. thanks for helping me identify!

 

[flyyyguy]

I want it. If you wouldnt mind, I will mail you a cooler with a zoa frag or two for your trouble, and you can mail it back to me(it will be prepaid) with the polyclad. ground shipping will make it to me in one day.

That is if its still alive

pm me if interested

look like this kinda??

 

[mbbuna]

flyyyguy

mind if i ask what you would do with it? just curious

 

[Trotter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11616074#post11616074 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mbbuna
flyyyguy

mind if i ask what you would do with it? just curious

Me too, wassup?

 

[GettingFiesty]

Just pulled one of those babies out of my tank. He was stuck in a closed button polyp and I pulled him out and trashed him.

Arghhhh....

 

[flyyyguy]

put it in my qt tank and take some good pics of it.

If been collecting pests lately and taking macros. that one i pictured above was a couple years ago with just a point and shoot. I want to get some pics like the following

thats all

 

[GettingFiesty]

Absolutely awesome pics!

 

[mbbuna]

thats cool. i had a sundial snail come in on some zoa's awhile back but no one wanted it. i know its hard to find a place for pests and that know one really wants pests but they dont ask to be in our glass box's

 

[tabman2]

*shudders*