A few things...ID?

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  1. shawn8003

    shawn8003 Astrea Snail

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    So, a few days ago I saw a few small orange little balls/dots in my nano tank. I thought that maybe they were how a sun coral 'seeds'? I really have no idea.

    You'll have to click on the pics to get a larger image.

    Here's a picture. It's not too clear but best I could do with my garbage camera considering the size of the thing.
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    Also, there are some snails and other little things on the glass. Not sure what they are.
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    And, finally, when I first started the nano there were maybe two or three little starfish that came on the live rock. Now, there seems to be at least ten. Can anyone tell me anything about them?
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    The second pic is stomatella varia= good. The third is a "mini" brittle star = good. Can't see the first pic. This might help ID the first pic.
    Xtalreef
     
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  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    wow, karma for that amazing ID sight Mission, where did you find that one???
     
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    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    does the orange dot move at all? i remember when i fed cyclop-eeze they stayed at the surface and kind of looked like that.
     
  6. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Second pic also has what I think are red planaria.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Got it from my friend John.
    jptrson member profile on 3reef Forums
    Owner of my LFS.
     
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  9. shawn8003

    shawn8003 Astrea Snail

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    It doesn't move. I can see one at the surface and one laying on the sand at the moment.

    As for the other things in the second pic, looks like flat worms going by that link that mission threw up, by the way, thanks! It's a great link.
    Anyone agree that it might be flat worms?

    Scratch that! amcarrig is right. Looks exactly like the images of red planaria that I googled. Thanks amcarrig!

    Anyone know if they're good/bad?
     
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  10. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Red planaria=aka red flatworms :D
     
  11. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    yep, flatworms, they are bad news
     
  12. shawn8003

    shawn8003 Astrea Snail

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    Bad news?

    *sigh*
    When they first appeared a month or so ago I would manually remove them and such but it became a lot of work. I suspect they are the culprits that took out my blue bell tunicates, then. I'd often find red planaria on them.

    I'd say I have quite the infestation, haha.
    Any advice on how to get rid of them?