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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Type of flatworm?
     

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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Flatworms!
     
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  3. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I've loads of them.
     
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  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Also, do you have any corals because those ones look like they are hungry.
     
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  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    4 mushrooms (slowly dying from ich treatment) and a small frag of zoas which are happy as a clam (for now).
     
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  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Im not an expert but I be thats where they came from. There have been examples of Flatworms borrowing into zoas buts its rare. You could use flatworm exit to kill them.
     
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  7. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    They have been there for awhile. What threat to they pose to my system?
     
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  8. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    They have specialized diets,they could eat anything from algae to your coral,depending on the species.Most are harmless,some can be holy terrors that are toxic and/or feed on certain corals.Many people use flatworm exit to get rid of them but it's a process that needs researched before just treating the tank.Killing too many toxic ones at once can be harmful for the tank.
     
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    consumedcorals Astrea Snail

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    those are planeria. Irradication is nessary for ashtetic purposes.
     
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  10. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    arent planairia red/brown?
     
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