ID help needed...Good photo attached

striker3636 · #1 01/01/2004, 10:44 AM

Can someone help with the specific ID of the soft, fork-tailed pod in the picture... I've got quite a few on my glass now, they are maybe a 1/4" long or bigger, and seem to be increasing in numbers...
I found the photo elsewhere on the site, but it didn't ID it... Its a better pic than the blurry ones I've been taking of my own.

cfishrun · #2 01/01/2004, 11:00 AM

It's a flatworm. I dont have any in my tanks but i've seen them in others and at the LFS. Some people freak out when they're in the system, others feel like they're harmless. If you have a few you're likley to get more so have something in the tank to control the population, but dont ask me what eats them :-p

MiddletonMark · #3 01/01/2004, 11:04 AM

There's a wide variety of flatworms ... and this is one. I don't believe it to be the kind people freak about, though.

reef_freak_hou · #4 01/01/2004, 11:15 AM

Dr. Ron covered the ID of this flatworm in an earlier post.

Here's the link for the thread. http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...light=flatworm

As Dr. Ron stated, this type of flatworm is basically harmless and will chow down on copepods.

This link will take you direct to Dr. Ron's website with additional information you might find useful.

luvmyreef · #5 01/01/2004, 12:18 PM

I call them FLUBBER! Was very curious what they really were but was never to worried to look it up. I hope they are not bad.

AEALOVESHERGIRLS · #6 01/01/2004, 12:35 PM

Mandarins eat flatworms, they love them!! Mine eats them all day long, as well as live brine.

luvmyreef · #7 01/01/2004, 04:21 PM

If mandarins eat them I guess that explains why I no longer see them in display tank. Now only in refugium.

Shoestring Reefer · #8 01/02/2004, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Mandarins eat flatworms, they love them!! Mine eats them all day long, as well as live brine.

Sweet, I've got some, too!