Snail eating slug (what is this?)?????

[nemec7]

Tried to take a picture of this thing last night... It's living in my liverock, and eating my margarita snails!!!! It slides onto the base of the snail, and then the inside of the snail disappears! What the heck is this thing, and how do I get rid of it???? As soon as I stuck my finger near it, it sucked itself in really quickly (I didn't even touch it).... Any help would be great!

 

[Crush]

Flat worm?

 

[ASommers]

Looks like some can of flatworm but no idea what kind

 

[nemec7]

How do I get rid of it?

 

[Crush]

Is it hiding on a rock with coral on it if not you can try dipping it in water and brushing to try to get it I'm not sure:dontknow:

 

[nemec7]

Yeah I think it is a flatworm. I read that they can eat snails. I guess the six-line wrasse would take care of the flatworm. Could I add the wrasse with: pair of clowns, and a blackline blenny in a 14g biocube?

 

[Crush]

I don't think a 6linr will eat that I may be wrong

 

[nemec7]

it's a Polyclad Flatworm... Talked to a buddy of mine and looked it up and confirmed it... These things are nasty... They ate all my snails the first time, and will continue to do so until I rid of it.... I guess after they eat the snails they'll go after my hermits... Only foolproof way to rid of it is to dunk the rock in freshwater and let the sucker jump out....