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jim December 21st 04 08:25 PM

flatworms ?
 
I have these flatworms in my system.

Scroll down the web page to flatworms. and you will see the pic. I have
these in my refugium. Are they flatworms? And are they bad to have in the
system?

Jim

http://melevsreef.com/id/



[email protected] December 22nd 04 03:22 AM

The orange colored one is a red acoel of the genus Convolutriloba. It
is a common reef pest; not exactly dangerous but unsightly. Search for
"convolutriloba" or "red planaria" and you'll get thousands of hits.
Flatworm Exit was, last I checked, some years ago, the substance of
choice for killing this worm, if it becomes so numerous you find it
irritating.

The white one is another acoel, I won't try to ID its, but it's a
predator of very small animals (copepods etc) and doesn't tend to cause
any problems or occur in great numbers.


Marc Levenson December 27th 04 08:35 AM

If you have red planaria, you should try this method to
remove them:

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

Marc


jim wrote:

I have these flatworms in my system.

Scroll down the web page to flatworms. and you will see the pic. I have
these in my refugium. Are they flatworms? And are they bad to have in the
system?

Jim

http://melevsreef.com/id/



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