what heck is this?

[tangmaniac]

just noticed this anyone here has any idea what this is ? looks loke small red worms??

 

[ScorpionSys]

Look like flatworms rust/red-brown Planaria to me but the pics are a little fuzzy.

 

[Treef]

are they like long tubes coming out of holes in the rock? If so I think they are peanut worms.

 

[tangmaniac]

any harm from this guys?

 

[tangmaniac]

are they like long tubes coming out of holes in the rock? If so I think they are peanut worms.

no long tubes,. they just moove around.

 

[tangmaniac]

Look like flatworms rust/red-brown Planaria to me but the pics are a little fuzzy.

they do look flat.

 

[SevTT]

no long tubes,. they just moove around.

Red flatworms.

If they're from something you just added very recently, and there're only a few of them, hitting them with Flatworm exit probably wouldn't be a bad idea. Or get one of the small wrasses that pick on live rock, they eat 'em -- coris wrasses, six-lines, etc.

 

[ScorpionSys]

If they are peanut worms they are fine flat worms can be a nussiance and rapidly take over a tank. here are images of each see if they are whats in your tank

Flatworms I think I can make out the little red ball in the images
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/flatworm.html
http://www.seaslugforum.net/message/5836

peanut worms
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/pnutwrmidfaqs.htm

 

[michael Jack]

Flat worms although they do no harm they multiply faster than Rats and will consume your tank nuke them now if you nuke them in a large population they release toxens when they die and that will kill you tankl

 

[tangmaniac]

thanks guys , they do look like red Planaria ,will sixline wrasse really take care of this ? or should i use something else perhaps flatworm exit or something similar?

 

[ScorpionSys]

Siphon them out with a piece of airline tubing ans a filter sock then check your nutrients. They seem to thrive if the water levels are less than perfect.

 

[tangmaniac]

my parameters are good , dont know how this guys got there , well i guess will try to sipon them out, and i have six line wrasse in my other tank will have to transfer him to this tank and see what happens , thanks everyone.

 

[anthony27]

red flat worms where did you get the rock from