Zoa eating flatworms?

[ramsey]

Is there such a thing? I saw what appears to be a flatworm in my 12G nanocube. The only corals in there are zoas, palys and mushrooms. Is it anything to fret over?

[Reefer4ever]

Some pictures would help tremendously! What color are they? Try to explain.

[ramsey]

They look like flat worms. :P I saw it crawling on the glass yesterday but it appears top be eating algae. It was a brownish color. I haven't seen any of them on corals. Just thought I'd ask so I'd know to keep a close on them. They're not Nudi's because I've had to deal with them before.

[Reefer4ever]

Are they more roundish? They may be red flatworms that are harmless but they can cover corals if overpopulated and deprive the corals from the light they need to live, grow, and thrive. Just try to suck them out with a turkey baster or when you are doing water changes, suck them out with airline tubing.

[ErikH]

Flatworms are flat, and have a hammer shaped head. You can see through them if they are on the glass with ample lighting. They do not have legs, and slither like a snake. I have plenty you can observe, but tomorrow, that should all change!

[ramsey]

These are flat for sure but they didn't really seem to have a hammer shaped head. I'll see if I can find it again and take a pic.

[ErikH]

Ipod eating Flatworm

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x315/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/IEFW.jpg

AEFW on SPS

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x315/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/AEFWonSPSZOOM.jpg

Very hard to see those.



Other flatworms
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x315/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/SomeTypeofFlatworm.jpg

[clownfish]

sorry to post this but you need to watch out what lfs stores you get your zoo's and corals.. half the stores i go to here all have flatworms and zoo eating nudi's like foreal... next time your in the lfs look really close and you will spot them... by you some reef dip and when your gonna put another coral in your tank dip that sucker, and bam nomore flatworms or zoo eating nudi's goodluck...

[ErikH]

Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, or FW dip. :) That's my new practice.

[RayAllen]

I have the yellow stringy worm specifically in one rock, posted in the last pic? Is that what you are calling a flatworm. They do not seem to harm anything

[txav8r]

Ray, If you look below that and the asternia starfish, you will see the flatworms EriK is talking about.

[RayAllen]

I see them, the little rice looking guys.

I wonder what these yellow string worms are called.

[RayAllen]

I found what I have after a little search, Yellow Spaghetti worms...