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[kkiel02]

I cant get a good picture so I made it in paint. It loves coraline algae which I dont mind it eating but I have a feeling it is also what munched some of my sps so....

Also I have an arrow crab but after fighting my emarald crab he no longer has pinchers. He is still making it though. Any other ideas on how to naturally get rid of these or at least most of these worm/nudis. They eat the coraline algae from the inside the circle to the outside. This is how I found one then started looking at the other ringsand saw there were quite a few in my overflows. They are light brown colored and are all shaped like my advanced drawing below.

[kkiel02]

They are all smaller than 1/8 inch so I cant get a good picture.

[Europhyllia]

common red flat worm?

[kkiel02]

I am going to google it^. It looked like a flat worm in other posts but the rear end of it is what looks different as they are all inverted like the picture.

[kkiel02]

I think you nailed it. From what I saw/read they can be poisonous but with my tank volume and alot of carbon I think my tank can handle it. Im going to use flatworm exit like shown on melevs reef unless someone has a better idea?

[justahobby]

I usually have flatworms appear in new tanks and or dimly lit tanks. Never had a problem with them munching coraline though and they go away on their own. Good luck Kevin.

[Third Coast Tropical]

I siphon mine out with a small siphon....as many as possible, and then FW dip......no flatworm exit.....I believe they release a toxin after they die

[kkiel02]

I usually have flatworms appear in new tanks and or dimly lit tanks. Never had a problem with them munching coraline though and they go away on their own. Good luck Kevin.

I think that is why they chill in the overflow(low light). I may just wait as they arent killing any other cotals if they even did to begin with.

[kkiel02]

I siphon mine out with a small siphon....as many as possible, and then FW dip......no flatworm exit.....I believe they release a toxin after they die

Yeah I may just hold off and see if they go away on their own. Im not a big fan of the coraline anyway as my mag float cant get it off my glass. lol

[BIGBIRD123]

I would siphon as many out as possible. they can have a population explosion real fast and can be a big problem. When they die, they release toxins that can nuke your tank. you need to keep an eye on them. I had a problem with them 4 yrs ago and had to basically take everything out of the tank to eradicate them.

[stoneroller]

How many wrasses do you have in there?

[kkiel02]

I just have a cleaner wrasse right now. I dont see them in my display though I looked real hard last night and only counted two in my left overflow.

[Europhyllia]

I had a few pop up and saw them on the glass and then they disappeared again. Maybe my mandarins liked them?

[stoneroller]

You need a guard dog, Kevin! The right wrasse will take of those pesky issues.