Is this a 'flat worm'?...

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  1. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    At night and eraly morning, I have these s

    small, flat things on my glass.
    Not everywhere, just a few.
    Most are smaller than a mm in length.

    This pic of the big one is actually less than 2mm in length.
    It has only the blue lights on also right now.

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    Here are a few smaller ones.

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    I never see them on any corals, and they don;t seem to bother anything, and I don't see my fish eating them either.

    Know what these are?
     
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  3. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    I don't trust any worm. I say nuke them!
     
  4. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    they don't look like flatworms to me but I am far from an expert. They're actually pretty cool looking.
     
  5. SaltyClown

    SaltyClown Sea Dragon

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    It might be a baby chitin...
     
  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Or similar. It looks like perhaps young limpets too.
     
  7. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Cheryl, and those certainly are OK right? They've never posed a problem.
     
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  9. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yeah, I have never had issue. If they turn into a larger variety than you might think of removing them if you see them hanging around corals.
     
  10. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Thanks for your infinite wisdom regarding these things.

    I'll just keep doing what I'm do'in then.

    That was the largest I've even seen so far.

    Todd