Tiny creature on glass

[jrevoman]

Anyone have any idea what this is? I was scraping my glass when i noticed it start moving, then i saw there are a bunch on my glass. I ran one over with the magnet scraper and it just crawled right out. They stick to the glass and move like a slug, but pretty quickly for their size. Pic was taken through a 60x phone cam microscope, they are maybe only 2mm in length.

 

[jrevoman]

Here is a better picture of one

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Great pic - that's a flatworm. Looks like it's one of the less-harmful varieties, but you probably don't want it in your tank regardless.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Thread 'Ghost Flatworm or something bad?' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ghost-flatworm-or-something-bad.344169/

 

[Coinzmans Reef]

Six line and a Target Mandarin removed mine in two weeks never to return.

 

[AstroCoral]

Wow, I have to say that is an impressively magnified image.

 

[jrevoman]

Six line and a Target Mandarin removed mine in two weeks never to return.

ohh, thanks everyone! I’ve seen my dartfish picking at the glass and always wondered what he was doing, could he have been eating them? A zebra dartfish and YWG are my only fish, and I’m very hesitant to get a sixline since i want to keep an entirely peaceful tank and its a 20 gallon :/

 

[Coinzmans Reef]

I have two, one in each tank with no issues even adding fish after the six line. I keep my tanks under stocked and that more than likely helps with aggression.

 

[jrevoman]

I have a possum wrasse waiting for me at the fish store right now, think there would be any issues there? Im just waiting for a parasite issue to clear up, not exactly sure what it is, Jay has been helping me with it for a few weeks now so if any of y’all wanna check out my thread on that any feedback would be awesome, as i seem to have stumped the fish medic. But after that i will get the possum wrasse, if i add a sixline last would that be okay? Or maybe even at the same time. I also wanted a blenny eventually…

 

[Coinzmans Reef]

You need to ask some of our wrasse keepers about mixing the two. Even if the wrasses were compatible I would not mix the two just on my minimalist approach. Good luck with your parasite issues treating fish has never been my strong point. Keeping fish healthy is more my thing because I am so horrible at treating them for illnesses.

 

[OrchidMiss]

#wrassenerds
@SaltyT @Crabby48 @i cant think @Slocke @Petcrazyson

 

[jrevoman]

You need to ask some of our wrasse keepers about mixing the two. Even if the wrasses were compatible I would not mix the two just on my minimalist approach. Good luck with your parasite issues treating fish has never been my strong point. Keeping fish healthy is more my thing because I am so horrible at treating them for illnesses.

Yeah I’m a very new fish keeper too, had my tank for about 4 months now but everyone here has been super helpful, thank you all <3

 

[Slocke]

Nooooo
Sixlines often become killers especially to other wrasse. Sometimes they’re fine for a long time and then suddenly turn but sixlines are not compatible with other wrasse especially in smaller tanks. The possum should eat pests and you could also get a pink streak which is like a sixline in looks but with a very different personality. They’re not aggressive at all.

 

[jrevoman]

Nooooo
Sixlines often become killers especially to other wrasse. Sometimes they’re fine for a long time and then suddenly turn but sixlines are not compatible with other wrasse especially in smaller tanks. The possum should eat pests and you could also get a pink streak which is like a sixline in looks but with a very different personality. They’re not aggressive at all.

Would a possum and pink streak be okay together? I was trying to decide between the two but if i could get both that would be awesome, they are both beautiful and i never even considered that

 

[Slocke]

Would a possum and pink streak be okay together? I was trying to decide between the two but if i could get both that would be awesome, they are both beautiful and i never even considered that

Yes they can!

 

[jrevoman]

Yes they can!

do they need to be introduced at the same time or one before the other or doesn't it matter?

 

[Slocke]

do they need to be introduced at the same time or one before the other or doesn't it matter?

Shouldn’t matter but an acclimation box may help.

 

[jrevoman]

Shouldn’t matter but an acclimation box may help.

I'm pretty sure i know what you mean, its just the clear boxes with holes for water flow right? I just don't want to mess anything up so I always ask a lot of questions

 

[i cant think]

I'm pretty sure i know what you mean, its just the clear boxes with holes for water flow right? I just don't want to mess anything up so I always ask a lot of questions

Asking questions is great

Also yes that is what an acclimation box is. And yes, Pink Streaks and Wetmorella species get along rather well.
Don’t be alarmed if you get a pink streak and it looks like this;

They quickly colour up (this was almost a year ago now) to some beautiful colours. I unfortunately don’t have the trio as the third just didn’t survive for whatever reason (I won’t put it down to it being the other two that I still have).
Here’s two males I have had (the first was my first ever pink streak in a tank of 8 other fish and the second is my current pink streak who is often breeding with my female).

 

[jrevoman]

Asking questions is great

Also yes that is what an acclimation box is. And yes, Pink Streaks and Wetmorella species get along rather well.
Don’t be alarmed if you get a pink streak and it looks like this;

They quickly colour up (this was almost a year ago now) to some beautiful colours. I unfortunately don’t have the trio as the third just didn’t survive for whatever reason (I won’t put it down to it being the other two that I still have).
Here’s two males I have had (the first was my first ever pink streak in a tank of 8 other fish and the second is my current pink streak who is often breeding with my female).

Such beautiful fish, i cant wait!! One more question: how long do these as well as possums live? The possum at my LFS is fully grown already