Quick ID-Flatworm?

I found a bunch of these on the underside of one of my ricordias. I dont see any damage from them but removed the ric to my quarentine tank. Yes I have a quarentine tank set up right now. I am getting ready to move so I figured moving some of the more delicate inhabitants to a smaller tank for a few days would be helpful. Is this a flatworm? I did a search and found lots of pictures and articles, lots of good info but I just need a quick positive ID.

 

Yes, flatworm. A 5-10 sec. FW dip would take care off them. Luna

 

Problem is they are in the rocks and crevices of the tank as well... Flatworm exit by Salifert works well, so I have heard but is getting increasingly harder to get... Marine Melafix works as a dip and I am working on a safe and effective dosage to treat DTs, I will post the procedure as soon as I can.

Get them out as soon as you can!!

 

yes pls, i have flatworms in my DT tank too and was just doing some reseach on how to kill them off.

 

They look the harmless clear one though so if you simply think they're fugly then wipe em out, but they won't harm anything. They bust and bloom with nutrient cycles of the tank.

If they were the dreaded reds they'd be a darker color with a more reddish color.


"red flatworm"


"clear flatworm"

 

BTW when googling the pic for a red, I got the above *and* it's from 3reefer

 

So if there are "harmless" flatworms what would they be eating? Like I stated in my original post I dont see any damage from them. I checked all of my other rics and corals last night really well and didnt see anymore. I know they are probably still there somewhere.

 

algal film and IIRC they also hunt copepods (to a much lessor extent and one not to be worried of).

 

i have the red one in my tank

 

some people never have them bloom our of control (red ones). I've gotten them on frags a few times (and failed to dip - my bad) but they have never took in any of my systems. I tend to run low nutrient loads though.