Help with ID

Hey guys I have another stranger(or rather several) in my tank. Does anyone have any ideas about these?

 

Flatworms

 

Maybe there're large flat worms

 

my clowns seem to like them! do i need to encourage them to eat more?
are they a problem?

 

I honestly don't know how you could encourge a fish to eat flatworms but more power to you if you can

Flatworms are more of a nuisance than a problem.

 

if i disturb them off the glass the clowns will eat them. Surprisingly my yellow tang picks at them and spits them out, then the clowns eat them.

 

amcarrig has got it right==> flatworms. More than likely Polyclad faltworms and there are many species. You could try here for a better ID. I can't tell buy your pics.

Marine Flatworms of the World!


or the book

Marine Flatworms by Leslie Newman and Lester Cannon.

 

Boomer, what do you do for a living? or have you just been into SW for a while. You very quickly ID'd my jellyfish and responded with a great link to this one.
I looked through the pictures of the flatworms on the link but could not find any that matched. all of the flatworms were uniform in appearance. The one I have in my tank have the two tails at the rear. non of the flatworms in the pictures have these twin tails. I guess maybe these are juveniles, and then I guess i will find out pretty soon.

I had no idea that I would be pearing into the tank and discovering new critters everyday like this. I fugured id just be watching what I HAD PUT IN!!!!

thanks again Boomer

 

I'm retired now, 2 months. See my profile it is all there. Been in this hobby for about 40 years


I also do not know what the flippin' I was thinkin It must be this new coffee They are not Polycald flat worms at all but Acoel flatworms, Turbellaria . These have what you may call two tails


Acoel flatworms - Google Image Search

FlatwrmFAQ3

Ok, I finally found for you what I was lookin for

The Platyhelminthes and the Acoela

 

white flatworms... harmless. They are said to eat small crustaceans, pods, etc.