flatworms? need id help.

[kinghokus420]

i just noticed these guys on the glass of my refugium. small grey and forked tail.
they seem to be concentrated near the light. i only see them in a small area. 6x6. nowhere else in the tank.

anyone have an idea?

 

[ninjataco777]

flatworms

 

[kinghokus420]

what kind of flatworms? i just want to know if i need to go full on warfare of just let them be.

 

[Dentoid]

I can't ID the species, but I read a post that said the lighter colored ones are safe. It's the red ones that feed on coral. I found it.

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/24354-critter-glass.html#post340162

 

[hma]

This are Waminoa sp. they increase like the rabbits, suck off immediately what you from the beasts can find.

 

[mps9506]

Not Convolutriloba sp?
Not that I think it really matters just going by ol Ron Schmeik's ID on these guys. Pretty easy to get rid of, they do multiply like rabbits, suck em out with a siphon tube attached to a filter bag and drain the water back into the sump.
Salifert's Flatworm Exit does the trick on the critters to if you want a chemical solution. You will still need to siphon them out as the die though as they will pollute the tank.

 

[hma]

Not Convolutriloba sp?
Not that I think it really matters just going by ol Ron Schmeik's ID on these guys. Pretty easy to get rid of, they do multiply like rabbits, suck em out with a siphon tube attached to a filter bag and drain the water back into the sump.
Salifert's Flatworm Exit does the trick on the critters to if you want a chemical solution. You will still need to siphon them out as the die though as they will pollute the tank.

This really does no matters Mike, they have to go out there as fast as possible .

BTW ... this are Convolutriloba sp., the small marked "ltail" does the difference!

 

[mps9506]

This really does no matters Mike, they have to go out there as fast as possible .

BTW ... this are Convolutriloba sp., the small marked "ltail" does the difference!

hehe
Thanks for pointing that out. I had no idea the difference.

 

[hma]

hehe
Thanks for pointing that out. I had no idea the difference.

your welcome , btw Waminoa sp. has a smale light Yellow Point in first 1/3 off hiss Body.

 

[mps9506]

Yes, the difference in body shape is quite obvious now that I look at it (as is the light yellow point). I'm very glad to have you show me the difference.
Another hitchiker I need to try and file away in my head

 

[kinghokus420]

wow! thanks guys. im off to find some airline and start siphoning.