bugs!

sorry there is no pic. I have hundreds of these little bugs on my glass. They just sit there and then when a snail gets close to touching them, they will scoot an inch or two and stay there. I don't think they are capepods because my sixline in uninterested in them. This is the best drawing I can do, they are way too small to pic up on a digicam. About the size of a tip of a pencil lead.

 

flatworms?

 

http://www.3reef.com/forums/id/i-d-really-love-know-what-48452.html

Check that thread does it look like those?

 

Do they look like the flatworms here?
Piotr Rotkiewicz's Photo Gallery :: Worms (Robaki)

 

They do look similar to that on the bogie post. I thought sixline's ate these things. Maybe they are too small for him to see. Should/can I get rid of them somehow?

 

arent those the snails that are predatory on clams and other sps?

 

Best I can tell from looking at those pictures is aceol flatworms. But they are so small it is hard to tell. should I wait to see if they get bigger, or treat with FW exit now before a positive ID?

 

Sounds more like an isopod. One species is a fish parasite but I think those are pretty rare. Yours are probably harmless.

Pills, Parasites, and Predators; Isopods in the Reef Aquarium by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

Jack

 

Looks like Red Planaria. Nasty little creatures that spread like wildfire.

If they look like this get rid of them with Flatworm Exit as mentioned.. and follow the directions to the T!!!