There is something werid in my tank

[spykes]

i found this in my filter sock today, looks like a nudibranch, my corals are fine what the hell is it?

 

[jackson6745]

Dave I think that is one of those giant flatworms. I remember seeing a pic of one on RC. I'll search for that thread

 

[spykes]

holey crap i wonder if i dose exit if they will die lol, i dont see any of my corals with eaten bases tho.

 

[jhale]

where did that come from? your rock was mostly made by you, right?

that's not good. don't let it near your face :lol:

 

[jackson6745]

Dave actually i have no idea what it is???? Don't think it's a flatworm

 

[DRZL]

Wrath of God?

thats F'n weeeeeeeeeeirdd!

could it be a limpet

 

[spykes]

it's slimy, it;s ugly and it has two heads, i dunno maybe i created it, yeah john all the rock is mine expect for two that was in my old system, but i didnt see anything like that in my old tank or anything, what do you think guys should i throw this guy back in? LOL. rich i hope it's not a giant flatworm, i be in trouble dont flatworms multiply like in 1000s?

 

[ScottK]

It could be a Coeloplana. I had a few of them in my tank a few years ago. They look a lot like flatworms, but are supposedly safe. They send out these two long tenticles that look like threads, and eat stuff out of the water column. I saw the threads long before I figured out that I had the coeloplanas.
I'll see if I can find a picture of mine. They weren't that big, maybe an inch long, and had a crazy red and white pattern.

 

[DEEPWATER]

welcome to the world of reef ,,when you think you have seen it all ,,Bam,,someting new is found ,,
good luck dave ,,i dont think is harmful,if it was ,your corals would of been gone,

 

[spykes]

i see some threads around my corals, alittlebit i thought they were hairworms.

 

[ScottK]

I found the photo. This is the best one I had, which isn't too good. The Coeloplanas are the red flat things on the Alveopora. You can see some of the long threads going down to the lower right.

 

[ctxmonitor]

holy cow, dave.. How big is that thing? i'm also wondering how did that thing get into your system.. Need some closeup picture on it.

 

[Barnacle_Blenny]

That thing looks like it could take down my hipp tang....lol
SICK!!!

 

[prattreef]

I'm pretty sure it a Pericelis sp. Turbellarian worm (see Fossa and Nielsen vol.3 pg.79). I've seen a few before, usually when tearing down a tank. They are very cryptic and can crawl into very tiny crevices. As far as I know they are harmless, and if you put it into your main system you are likely to never see it again. Very cool find.

Randy

 

[spykes]

here's the close up

 

[spykes]

this worm is freakyish, i like it, looks really cool, well if it wants to do something bad to my tank, it should have done it by now, also if it was to reproduce quickly it should have done so as well, maybe i should toss him back in...

 

[spykes]

yup it's a giant flatworm, does it eat SPS?

 

[jhale]

is there a spot in your sump it can live till you figure out what it is exactly?

 

[spykes]

i dont think so, not when the pumps and heaters are there. if tese things are like nudi or flat or anything like that, if they die i dont want the toxic stuff in my tank.

 

[ctxmonitor]

heheh, bring it to the swap and make some money on "See the Giant Flatworm" booth. haha...