FISHnChix Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 So I have noticed a bunch of little white specs on my glass. When you get up close( like nose to the glass close)I can see they are super tiny flatworms and are slightly brown in color.. I tried this weekend to put them under a microscope so I could take a picture but they were crazy fast and couldnt get them to stay still.. I will post a picture from the net that looks just like them, and remember these guys are about the size of a pen dot.. Any ideas of what type of flatworm they are? Are they bad for my reef? Should I use something to get rid of them like flat worm exit??? 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, FISHnChix said: So I have noticed a bunch of little white specs on my glass. When you get up close( like nose to the glass close)I can see they are super tiny flatworms and are slightly brown in color.. I tried this weekend to put them under a microscope so I could take a picture but they were crazy fast and couldnt get them to stay still.. I will post a picture from the net that looks just like them, and remember these guys are about the size of a pen dot.. Any ideas of what type of flatworm they are? Are they bad for my reef? Should I use something to get rid of them like flat worm exit??? Not sure the name but usually no big deal. My fish ate most of mine when they were around. Are they just on the glass? 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Not sure the name but usually no big deal. My fish ate most of mine when they were around. Are they just on the glass? From what I could find on them that's the general consensus.. really hoping for an id, but no one seems to know what they are😪 Yea as far as I can tell they are all on the glass, but they are sooooo tiny i dont belive I would see them on the rocks or sand.. 2 Quote Link to comment
mndfreeze Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 They are red planaria flatworms. They are harmless. Quote Link to comment
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