Confused about flat worms

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  1. SKEETER11

    SKEETER11 Plankton

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    First time here! I have three tanks set up as of now. two nano cubes and a 55. All are coral set ups with clown fish. Currently I am over stocked with coarals as they are growing quicker than I thought. My question to the group now is that I have some very tiny brown flat worms that are beginning to pop up everywhere in my tank and I was wondering if they are destructive to my corals? I have both soft and hard corals and currently they seem to be doing fine.
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Sounds just like you described it. Flatworms.
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  4. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thats a good link mission!
     
  5. Trigger Man

    Trigger Man Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    If they are brown flatworms it may be a good idea to eradicate them as they do harm SPS a lot of the time from what I've heard from others.
     
  6. silverwolf72

    silverwolf72 Skunk Shrimp

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    I'm guessing planeria, which on there own do not hurt corals but if the population gets high enough they can over grow a coral and block out the light that it needs.
    You can use flat worm exit or different fish will eat them too(6line or yellow wrasse).
     
  7. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    awsome link mission had to save that one.