What are these critters?!? Worms?

[sandra6500]

these guys showed up less than a week ago... and seem to be multiplying in droves. They generally stick to my glass. They are incredibly fast moving for worms, but thats certainly what they look like. I spent some time on google but haven't found an exact identification. I would like to find a critter that will eat these guys ASAP.

Thanks!!!!!

 

[akunochi]

Red Planaria. Melanarus wrasse worked for me.

 

[sandra6500]

Did your wrasse eat your cleanup crew or nip at your coral? also I have an open tank and I hear they like to jump out :-(

 

[akunochi]

no to both and I also have an open tank. He was fine.

 

[King_Neptune]

flat worm exit by salifert. works great if used as directed. nip it in the bud NOW!

 

[Myteemouse]

Actually IF you double the dose on a flatworm exit treatment they will be eradicated just have some carbon and some water ready for a good water change

 

[King_Neptune]

the sooner the better. they populate exponentially, and more means ore toxins released on death.

 

[Krish]

Moved to Leslie's forum for you.

 

[dailydriven911]

Plenty of wrasse species will constantly pick at these guys until they're pretty much gone. My sixline and fourline wrasse did the job for me in the past.

 

[LeslieH]

There's not much to add. They show up & have population explosions then as the food supply is used up they die. In nature they're very common - I've found thousands in field samples. They're grazing on the algae-bacterial film-micro inverts that live on the glass. Cleaning the glass more often in combination with siphoning off the critters should keep them in check without resorting to chemical warfare.