Pls help ID these creatures

[Hawke]

Hi Friends,

pls help ID these, are they safe? They grow out of sudden and very fast. Look like some kind of UFO, how can I get rid of them?

[achillies]

Not too sure...could it be acoel flat worm? any other opinion?

[Hawke]

Not too sure...could it be acoel flat worm? any other opinion?

Tks, friend.

I think it is confirm Acoel flatworm. Now I got lots of worm to clear liao. sigh..

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=5836

[kevink]

flatworms i think i used to have them on my hammer and elegance, frshwater dip them and shake it a bit and they will come off.... but my elegance didnt survive the dip so be careful.

[RX_GAN]

Bro, you can't do a freshwater dip on corals esp. LPS. It's sending them to their death.

you can try to use some natural predators or use iodine dip. Iodine dip is safe for corals.

Thanks.

[fishchemist]

Bro, you can't do a freshwater dip on corals esp. LPS. It's sending them to their death.

you can try to use some natural predators or use iodine dip. Iodine dip is safe for corals.

Thanks.

Bro, hmm... can share what predator to introduce?

cheers

[tanVincent]

sharks, barracuda, blue ring octopuses....

jokes aside...

here's what i gather from the that for predators of flatworm

Chelidonura varians - flatworm eating sea slugs

Lysmata wurdemanni - peppermint shrimps

Halichoeres chrysus - canary wrasse

Pseudocheilinus evanidus - striated wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - 6 line wrasse

Cheers

Vincent

[RX_GAN]

Haahaha..

Besides the sea slug which is hard to get, wrasse is a good choice. choose one which is not that aggressive in ur tank or else u will find it hard to intro new fishes in the future.

6-line is too aggressive towards new stock.

But u can find one in almost all reef tank. hahaha..

Have a nice day.

[fishchemist]

sharks, barracuda, blue ring octopuses....

jokes aside...

here's what i gather from the that for predators of flatworm

Chelidonura varians - flatworm eating sea slugs

Lysmata wurdemanni - peppermint shrimps

Halichoeres chrysus - canary wrasse

Pseudocheilinus evanidus - striated wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - 6 line wrasse

Cheers

Vincent

thanks for sharing...

[fishchemist]

sharks, barracuda, blue ring octopuses....

jokes aside...

here's what i gather from the that for predators of flatworm

Chelidonura varians - flatworm eating sea slugs

Lysmata wurdemanni - peppermint shrimps

Halichoeres chrysus - canary wrasse

Pseudocheilinus evanidus - striated wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - 6 line wrasse

Cheers

Vincent

I got some of these worms on my Elegance. Which of the above predators is the most effective?

Thinking of getting a 6 line wrasse.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

[RX_GAN]

do an iodine dip for 5 mins on ur elegance first before u look into these predators.

Normally an iodine dip will do the job. these bugs will get off ur coral during the dip.

if prob not eradicate then u add in these predators.

[tanVincent]

kill the coral and get a new one

muahahah,

this is a nuisance message, please ignore, nothing much to do in the afternoon

[RX_GAN]

hahaha...the owner will kill u first.

hahaha...can can..replace him with ur nice zoas..haha..

[fishchemist]

do an iodine dip for 5 mins on ur elegance first before u look into these predators.

Normally an iodine dip will do the job. these bugs will get off ur coral during the dip.

if prob not eradicate then u add in these predators.

Thanks for the advice