What is this?

callsign4223 · Feb 10, 2019

I was messing around in my sump and I found something odd. There were a bunch of red dots all over my chaeto.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ccf9nz66rjfidr0/Sump.JPG?dl=0

I have a monoprice USB microscope so I pulled a string of chaeto out and took a closer look.

60x magnification

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xe3ygunc1vc0i5/Chaeto60x.jpg?dl=0

250x magnifcation

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g10jgebrp2d3e0s/Chaeto250x.jpg?dl=0

It appears to be some sort of egg sack. One fell off of the chaeto mostly intact and I got some pretty good images of it.

60x magnification

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a87uuwb4mfmy5p0/EggSack60x.jpg?dl=0

250x magnification

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjeflh4hh4blwdc/Eggsack250x.jpg?dl=0

So, any ideas what this could be? Am I completely off base thinking it's an egg sack of some sort?

jlmawp · Feb 10, 2019

Flatworms maybe?

randygonza · Feb 11, 2019

flatworm

Sugar Magnolia · Feb 11, 2019

Yes, flatworms.

callsign4223 · Feb 11, 2019

At this point I only see these in my sump. Is this something to be worried about or a natural critter?

Vinny Kreyling · Feb 11, 2019

Better to be gone so Flatworm Exit or similar is needed.
READ directions.

clevername · Feb 13, 2019

callsign4223 said:
At this point I only see these in my sump. Is this something to be worried about or a natural critter?

they are in your display. There is no way they are ONLY in your sump. With that said you have a TON of reading to do. Read and read more

I have little experience with this otherwise i would help. I have only read some articles long ago enough to scare me into quarantine corals and fish