YouKnowBlev
Oct 30 2009, 04:14 PM
I am starting to notice these red ameba looking things crawling on a lot of my corals.(frogspawn and monti).
What the hell are they and how do I get rid of them if they are harmful?
Again, they look like ameba and I've been sucking them up with a baster but I'm obviously unable to get them all as they keep reappearing on the corals.
YouKnowBlev
Oct 30 2009, 04:20 PM
Doing some searching and I'm thinking they're flatworms... Red flatworms.
Here some pics:

YouKnowBlev
Oct 30 2009, 04:34 PM
Darnit!
Mods, can you move this to the identity section?
circusordie16
Oct 30 2009, 04:43 PM
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/look like flatworms to me. you could use flatworm exit on your tank or you could just keep sucking them out and see if they die off eventually.
doctaq
Oct 30 2009, 04:51 PM
whatever you do , do not ignore it, they will multiply and get everywhere
breitlingb
Oct 30 2009, 05:27 PM
i picked up a sixline wrasse and he took care of my flatworm prob.
YouKnowBlev
Oct 30 2009, 05:41 PM
What's a 2.5g fish that would help?
matty0206
Nov 1 2009, 10:51 PM
Hermits won't eat flatworms! Don't put a six line in that tank. Keep syphoning them out. You could try flat worm exit but in that small of a tank watch it very closely. When they start dying they will polute that tank quickly!
YouKnowBlev
Nov 2 2009, 05:56 PM
Siphoning has done it. I was seeing around 6-8 a day and am now down to 1 or 2. With this small of a tank I didn't want to use chemicals. This seems to be doing the trick. Thanks for the info!
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