Utah Reefs Homepage
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Tiny flatworms
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Tiny flatworms

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
1stupidpunk View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: June 10 2011
Location: clearfield
Status: Offline
Points: 1172
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 1stupidpunk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Tiny flatworms
    Posted: July 11 2014 at 7:20pm
I have been seeing these tiny little flatworms on the surface of my glass for almost 3 months now... The tank is my 6g mr aqua tank and has only a few stalks of kenya, a sea whip, and a bunch of macro. Only livestock is a handful of snails. The flatworms dont appear to be on the macro, the few kenya stalks, or the sea whip... just on the glass.

The corals came from my reef tank which i have never seen a flatworm in there. Im under the assumption that they must have hitchiked on some of the macroalgae? A quick google search turned me to a reef central thread with another reefer having similar scenario and people there seemed to think the flatworms were eating pods or cyano and/or diatoms.. has anyone heard of this?

I couldn't get a clear pic with my cell phone but the google search found a pic that looks just like it...
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachments/basics/unusual-flatworms-should-i-concerned-flatworm-jpg-3910d1323328762
They are very small, about 1/32" to 1/16" and appear to be tan or perhaps very pale pink.


Back to Top
ReefdUp View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: March 20 2011
Location: South Weber
Status: Offline
Points: 4166
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ReefdUp Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2014 at 8:38pm
They're very common...and harmless. Their population will wax and wane. I wouldn't worry.
www.reefdup.com
Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987
200g, 75g, & 15g Systems
PADI Advanced Open Water
Back to Top
1stupidpunk View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: June 10 2011
Location: clearfield
Status: Offline
Points: 1172
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 1stupidpunk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2014 at 8:46pm
wasnt to worried as the only livestock that will be in this tank is dwarf seahorse(s)
Back to Top
ReefdUp View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: March 20 2011
Location: South Weber
Status: Offline
Points: 4166
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ReefdUp Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2014 at 8:49pm
The two-tailed acoels are fine. It's the tailless and three-tailed ones that are bad.
www.reefdup.com
Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987
200g, 75g, & 15g Systems
PADI Advanced Open Water
Back to Top
Mark Peterson View Drop Down
Paid Member
Paid Member
Avatar

Joined: June 19 2002
Location: Murray
Status: Offline
Points: 21436
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mark Peterson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2014 at 10:02pm
Yep, they are probably beneficial in many ways, for what they eat and what eats them.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.03
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 4.469 seconds.