Big Honkin Flatworm?

Aragorn · 07-15-2001, 02:20 AM

Whoa!

Went to check out the sump on our 72g and check this sucker out!
The best I can ID is that it's some type of flatworm. It doesn't seem to match any precise description in "The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium" Volume 3 since it has clearly defined "antennae". This dude is about the size of a silver dollar and totally black on it's backside. Whadd'ya folks think?

hcp28 · 07-15-2001, 07:31 AM

okay ummm can you draw a line around the flatworm in question or something because if it's black and against the black background... well I just can't see it... maybe I shoudl get my glasses. Hey how about taking a pic of the frontside for us... hoping it's not black as well

Henry

**scubadude** · 07-15-2001, 10:53 AM

I see it!....Does look fairly large....it is hard to see though

Aragorn

are you having problems with flatworms?....I have some they are like a reddish translucent color and they love getting all over my sacrophyton! I dont think I have an infestation yet (and I dont want one!) any tips on keeping these guys in check?

Aragorn · 07-15-2001, 02:18 PM

Hcp,
Yeah, I know it's hard to see(was in a corner and I don't clean the glass in the sump). Anyway, the frontside of this dude is pure black...no features.

Scubadude,
No problems w/ flatworms. I see them every now and then but the fish keep their numbers in check. This fella just surprised me.

07-15-2001, 02:20 AM	#1
Aragorn Governor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pine Grove, CA USA Posts: 2,064	Big Honkin Flatworm? Whoa! Went to check out the sump on our 72g and check this sucker out! The best I can ID is that it's some type of flatworm. It doesn't seem to match any precise description in "The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium" Volume 3 since it has clearly defined "antennae". This dude is about the size of a silver dollar and totally black on it's backside. Whadd'ya folks think? __________________ "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

07-15-2001, 07:31 AM	#2
hcp28 Evil Czar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,001	okay ummm can you draw a line around the flatworm in question or something because if it's black and against the black background... well I just can't see it... maybe I shoudl get my glasses. Hey how about taking a pic of the frontside for us... hoping it's not black as well Henry __________________ Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole and die. -Mel Brooks

07-15-2001, 10:53 AM	#3
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,316	I see it!....Does look fairly large....it is hard to see though Aragorn are you having problems with flatworms?....I have some they are like a reddish translucent color and they love getting all over my sacrophyton! I dont think I have an infestation yet (and I dont want one!) any tips on keeping these guys in check? __________________ Rocky

07-15-2001, 02:18 PM	#4
Aragorn Governor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pine Grove, CA USA Posts: 2,064	Hcp, Yeah, I know it's hard to see(was in a corner and I don't clean the glass in the sump). Anyway, the frontside of this dude is pure black...no features. Scubadude, No problems w/ flatworms. I see them every now and then but the fish keep their numbers in check. This fella just surprised me. __________________ "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

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