strange worm.

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  1. markgm87

    markgm87 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    anyone know if this a bad worm to have in my tank? i just bought a couple of mushrooms that were attached to a rock and there are all kinds of these worms on the rock and i am scared to put them in my tank if it is a parisite of some sort. thanks for any help.
     

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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Hard to tell from your pic (for me). "Worms" you don't want would be: Flatworms, nudi's, digitate hydroids........
     
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  3. markgm87

    markgm87 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    i believe it is a flatworm. i started looking at the worm id thread and compared it to mine and stole my girlfriends brothers toy that is a magnifing glass that displays on the tv so here is a bigger pic. see what you think
     

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  4. LVsuckerfish

    LVsuckerfish Fire Shrimp

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    dip and quarintine looks like a flat worm what kind I never seen a green one before. I will get all you can off and dip and also flat work exIt in a 10 gal tank for a few weeks. wording may be off follow the directions on the flat work ExIt. but qt it.
     
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    charlesr1958 Flamingo Tongue

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