problem right?

[jesse alcaraz]

hey guys i think its a flat worm....good or bad? and tips for them on what to do please
just saw it in my tank, never seen it before. im freeakiing out right now View attachment 23148

looks like this

 

[wickedfish]

Looks like a aefw. Acro eater, definitely very bad. And by the size of that....that's laid eggs.

 

[jessesoto33]

Kill it!!!

 

[kajung2k]

+1 kill it b4 it takes out your corals

 

[Emac909]

Not just a problem a effing huge one
It a polyclad flatworm. They r horrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seNa2SwLnFY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[wickedfish]

Not just a problem a effing huge one
It a polyclad flatworm. They r horrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seNa2SwLnFY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Good ID. Here's a good read. http://www.reefkeeping.com/joomla/i...latworms-and-other-bugs-that-make-you-see-red

 

[Six2seven]

Not just a problem a effing huge one
It a polyclad flatworm. They r horrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seNa2SwLnFY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Is it an easy removal or is it like AEFW where it can be everywhere?

 

[jesse alcaraz]

i already took it out but ive only see this guy, hope it didnt lay eggs

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Doesn't look like the aefw I had in my tank.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Also I've never seen an aefw on the glass. They are always on acros

 

[pgr11]

Doesn't look like the aefw I had in my tank.

Also I've never seen an aefw on the glass. They are always on acros

That's cause its not. Mac identified it

 

[Leo G]

Kill it kill it with fire lol jk about the fire but you should kill it

 

[Emac909]

These are the worst thing to have in ur tank. I know I had them in my last tank.
What-ate-the-clam?
http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26814
They only feed on crustations, clams, snails, crabs
I fought them for 6 months with no crustations in the tank and still had them after 4 months with no food for them. I ended up taking the tank down and drying out every thing. I killed all the corals and live rock. I did not want to transfer these things around. They r a nightmare. Please don't trade with any one for a while u need to put ur tank in qt.

How to bait and catch them.

Things u need live rock piece, fishing line lone enough to go to bottom of tank and stay out of water, and a piece of shrimp from market.
After ur lights go out tie a piece of shrimp to the live rock and drop it to the bottom. About half way through the night check the shrimp with a flashlight. Be fast to. These thing move quick.

 

[Six2seven]

These are the worst thing to have in ur tank. I know I had them in my last tank.
What-ate-the-clam?
http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26814
They only feed on crustations, clams, snails, crabs
I fought them for 6 months with no crustations in the tank and still had them after 4 months with no food for them. I ended up taking the tank down and drying out every thing. I killed all the corals and live rock. I did not want to transfer these things around. They r a nightmare. Please don't trade with any one for a while u need to put ur tank in qt.

How to bait and catch them.

Things u need live rock piece, fishing line lone enough to go to bottom of tank and stay out of water, and a piece of shrimp from market.
After ur lights go out tie a piece of shrimp to the live rock and drop it to the bottom. About half way through the night check the shrimp with a flashlight. Be fast to. These thing move quick.

Awesome info.

 

[jesse alcaraz]

well i never really had a problem with things like that, my coral are fine and no other things were eaten up, i dip everything, so idk how that got in. but its been out for a while now. haven't seen anything else and the pic was from google mine is a lot smaller than the pic and the one on the vid.

 

[Emac909]

Coral dips won't kill polyclad flatworms, not even flatworm exit will. The only thing I've found that kills them is Bauer insect killer. There not really a flatworm but more of a nudibranch. I caught one eating my clam and kept it to see what kills it. I even tosted it in the microwave. The only stuff that killed it was insect killer.

 

[Emac909]

well i never really had a problem with things like that, my coral are fine and no other things were eaten up, i dip everything, so idk how that got in. but its been out for a while now. haven't seen anything else and the pic was from google mine is a lot smaller than the pic and the one on the vid.

They don't attack corals. I've fould them as small as a raisin in my old tank. If ur finding empty snail shells then u have a huge problem. If the markings are the same then that's them. I haven't found another pest that like almost like these. I study them for half a year.

In simple ur f*****!

 

[jesse alcaraz]

welll there are zero empty shells so i think im good then

 

[Coolmansat]

kill it

 

[Emac909]

Any update? Have u tried fishing for these?

I see you posting stuff for sale/trade. I think you should make sure you don't have a polyclad flatworm problem first. I know I dealt with them for a year. They were the worst pest u could possibly get In a reef tank. They will eat all the snails, crabs, shrimp, clams. I couldn't have a clean up crew in my last tank cause of the polyclad flatworm. I would really hate to see these pests transferred around cause some one was ignorant and didn't want to listen to a long time hobbyist.


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