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If it is a polyclad, are they bad?Can you retake the pictures with a white background, and perhaps some extra water in a dish?
They kind of look like polyclad flatworms but they are hard to see with the dark background.
OP, is the torch doing alright, or is it seeming irritated/like it's dying off randomly? Do your worms look like one from the links below?@ISpeakForTheSeas , this is an interesting one...
Yeah, I would guess these are Euphyllia-eating Flatworms (EEFW) - not to state the obvious, but they feed on Euphyllia corals, such as torches (Euphyllia glabrescens), so they're not worms you'd generally want in a tank.Yes it looks like the ones in the link.
Torch was closed up more than normal which is what caused me to look in the first place.
The torch has been splitting into 2 heads so I thought maybe that’s why it was closed more than normal.
Any recommendations on how to get rid of them?Yeah, I would guess these are Euphyllia-eating Flatworms (EEFW) - not to state the obvious, but they feed on Euphyllia corals, such as torches (Euphyllia glabrescens), so they're not worms you'd generally want in a tank.
Repeated dipping to get the adults off from any eggs that may hatch and scrubbing to get any eggs you can find off is the tried and true method; some people just dip and skip the scrubbing phase. It just takes a lot of dips, a few weeks, and some patience, as I understand it.Any recommendations on how to get rid of them?
I have several torches and hammers.
Thank you! I’ll give that a try.Repeated dipping to get the adults off from any eggs that may hatch and scrubbing to get any eggs you can find off is the tried and true method; some people just dip and skip the scrubbing phase. It just takes a lot of dips, a few weeks, and some patience, as I understand it.
Hope it helps!Thank you! I’ll give that a try.
I found these crawling on the glass today after dipping the torch yesterday evening.Hope it helps!
With that first one, yes - the elongated body on the third seems more like a Prosthiostomid flatworm of some variety, but I could be wrong.I found these crawling on the glass today after dipping the torch yesterday evening.
Still think Euphyllia flatworm?