Tigahboy's 35g Project

[pheallox]

Mine got taken out last week ts still looking for the culprit since I have no crabs and only clowns.

[bitts]

wouldent trust the clowns. my clowns favrite food is clam.

[Tigahboy]

I'm antsy about the emerald now. I've never liked crabs; such opportunists.

 

So I was trying to catch it with the water bottle and bait trick, but caught this giant flatworm instead. It's like 1.5"+ and hella nasty. Any IDs or info on this guy?

 

Also took a video.

[bitts]

holle ######

[Tigahboy]

I know right?! Here's the extended version of the video:

 

And a better photo.

[pheallox]

WOW that thing is amazing.

Have you tried to feed it anything, like sponge, algae, or a few brown polyps?

[timdanger]

And a better photo.

 

that... is upsetting.

[spanko]

That is the critter eating your clams I bet.

 

Here is a picture of one in the act.

[DaveFason]

Destroy it! It does kill clams. You lucky to even catch this.

 

-Dave

[Tigahboy]

Destroy it! It does kill clams. You lucky to even catch this.

 

-Dave

I looked up some info on this guy, and confirmed that it does indeed eat clams. I hate this guy!

[Withers]

That thing is insane!

[Tigahboy]

Yeah. Did you see the video on the previous page?

 

Someone on my gallery photo ID'd it as a polyclad flatworm and I googled it to confirm.

[jeremy0411]

Yeah. Did you see the video on the previous page?

 

Someone on my gallery photo ID'd it as a polyclad flatworm and I googled it to confirm.

 

gotta love all those nasty little surprises.....just went through all 60 pages of this thread lol

 

good job tigah!

beautiful and extremely clean tank!

whats the maintenance like?

[bitts]

I'm suddenly thrown back to my yard as A kid playing salt n beer.

[spanko]

I'm suddenly thrown back to my yard as A kid playing salt n beer.

 

 

I LOL'd here!

[urbaneks]

I always enjoy the photos you post and your tank is awesome!

[Sushi]

JEEEEEZ on the FW.

 

I want a frag of that green digi when you get around to it

[timdanger]

I looked up some info on this guy, and confirmed that it does indeed eat clams. I hate this guy!

 

i was actually about to say... i happen to have been reading my Anthony Calfo/Bob Fenner Reef Invertebrate book, and this exact character is pictured as a predatory flatworm that is apparently disguised like the clam mantle it eats to avoid predation.

[bitts]

Its a slug, dispose of as such & injoy.

[lakshwadeep]

Let's hope there's only one polyclad flatworm.

[spanko]

Let's hope there's only one polyclad flatworm.

 

Whoa....Buzz Buster.

[AdriftQuasar]

That worm is...disturbing.

 

I think I might try you tips on photography. My camera is a piece.

[Tigahboy]

I was real lucky to catch that sucker. Hopefully that was the only one. I am tempted to set my trap again just in case, but I think I'm just being paranoid now.

 

gotta love all those nasty little surprises.....just went through all 60 pages of this thread lol

 

good job tigah!

beautiful and extremely clean tank!

whats the maintenance like?

Thanks! Can't believe you read 60 pages! The maintenance involves the following:

 

Scraping walls for algae - every other day.

Feed mysis/cyclopeeze & dose phyto and oyster feast - every other day.

10% water change - once a week.

Dosing of calc/alk 2 part solution - every day.

 

That's it.

[MedicBMC]

What do you use to scrape your walls? I'm so scared of scratching my acrylic.

[Tigahboy]

Kent pro scraper. You have to be REAL gentle and slow with it. if you do it every other day, there really isn't much to scrape, so it's more preventive than responsive. But I have been careless and I've made many scratches.