are these flatworms?

[mykol2]

I was doing a bit of cleaning when i noticed some things moving on the glass and i thought they were copepods. but these guys were moving much slower and upon closer inspection, i found them to be legless and very flat worm looking. I dont have any kind of experience when it comes to these guys and i dont even know how they ending in my tank... =( could someone identify these and tell me how to get rid of them? it took me a long time but i got a decent picture of them...

i don't know how to post a picture on this forum so i'll just add a link. sorry in advance for the bad lighting.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HEHvolahogkUPVwFLwi8bg?feat=directlink

i also found some supper tiny skinny worm looking things about 1/4inch long and about .5mm in thickness, but was unable to get a picture of it though

 

[toromp]

They kinda look like snails. I have some snails in my tank that have the Same pattern.






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[Cmartin]

Yes they are flatworms, flatworm-exit works great to get rid of them. The longer you wait the more out of control they eill get. GL

 

[russ13]

yes i have had the same worms in my tank before. i found them on my glass but they didnt bother my corals.i used flat worm exit a few times but they always came back.then a fellow reefer told me to try a manderin goby.i had never heard that they ate flat but i put one in the the tank and all the flat worms were gone?but i would try the flat worm exit first

 

[danagui]

Flat worms have segmented bodies....those look like some type of pod...be it copepod or amphipod, but not flat worms

 

[Cmartin]

There are many different kind of flatworms, if your not sure get rid of them imo. Here are a few pictures of different types.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatwrmfaq2.htm

 

[Factorybacking_05]

Get a Mandarin Goby or melanurus wrasse, they worked wonders on my tank.

 

[Skidazl]

I second the melanurus, sweet fish, check out my avatar...

A yellow wrasse will work too, just make sure you have a closed lid as they are known jumpers...

 

[mykol2]

thanks for all the quick replies. i did a bit of researching today and it seems to look most like the acoel flatworm, which is supposedly harmless i hope... but it still makes me uneasy knowing that they are there.

the idea of having a melanurus wrasse is very cool but i only have a 20 gallon tank so that's not an option. very cool and beautiful fish though.

i might get a mandarin and pass it along when i run out of pods and food for it.

also read that peppermint shrimps eat them as well

i'll keep you guys posted on what happens

 

[MikeGilliland]

Get a yellow coris wrasse. They are pretty small. I had one in my nano.

 

[ajn81]

thanks for all the quick replies. i did a bit of researching today and it seems to look most like the acoel flatworm, which is supposedly harmless i hope... but it still makes me uneasy knowing that they are there.

Yeah, these are not nearly as invasive a species of flat worm as red planaria which can completely overrun your tank. If they don't bother you, it shouldn't hurt to leave them alone.

 

[BeanMachine]

Yep body is segmented must be an earth worm