Flatworm ID please

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by phoenixhieghts, Jul 20, 2009.

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  1. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    Hey All

    My mate has some kind of flatworm in his tank. The strange thing about is it doesnt seem to be on anything other then his leather corals. It also does not appear to be Red Aceol :confused: Hoping someone can accurately identify this for me! Well..... him, my tank is flatworm free!! :p

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    phoenixhieghts, Jul 20, 2009
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  2. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    ...sure it is not the red aceol?
    I had some like that..I ID'd them as such...but it was questionable at best....they just went away?...someone got hungry I'm think'n ; )
    Bump to ya anyhow.
    LG
     
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  3. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    I don't know if it's aceol flatworms or not. However, I would recommend a freshwater dip.

    Heat some RO/DI water to the tanks temperature
    Buffer it until it gets to 8.1~8.4 pH
    Dip the coral until they all fall off
    Return coral to the tank
     
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  4. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Acoel flatworms are really outside my area of semi-expertise, but they look to me like they might be the red acoels that reach plague proportions, also. Curt's advice sounds like good advice if the population doesn't start dissipating.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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