Flatworms...good kind or bad?

[MattL]

Good or bad type? If I slow the feeding down for fish (clowns, coral beauty, pepperment shrimps, hermits, and snails) will they eat them? Thinking about getting a Mandarin Goby, will they eat them?

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[chrislorentz]

melanarus wrasee

 

[Cake_Boss]

A mandarin will not eat them.

As to the ID, no clue.

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[MattL]

I should also let you know it is a 35 gallon mixed reef.

 

[chrislorentz]

chelidonura nudibranchs eat them

 

[MattL]

Thanks, any have them in fort Collins? Also still looking for an ID on what kind they are?

 

[chrislorentz]

I dont know if anyone has them, I am sure someone will pipe in with what it is I am not sure

 

[chrislorentz]

my understanding is the white one are basically harmless. I believe they eat the "bad" red and brown ones.

 

[MattL]

Good info. Still looking for an identification, are there pros to having them in the tank?

 

[chrislorentz]

I believe they will actually dissapear if you dont have red or brown for them to eat no advantage

 

[MattL]

Good to know. What are warning signs to look for it they are getting at some corals?

 

[Off The Deep End]

Horrible for your tank, reason being... for every 1 you see there is 1000 and if not taken care of they can smother out your corals. HTH

 

[djkms]

IIRC I had the same color ones in my system for a while. Never seemed to bother anything but I did add a yellow coris wrasse and haven't seen any since.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Horrible for your tank, reason being... for every 1 you see there is 1000 and if not taken care of they can smother out your corals. HTH

The brown n red ones, not to sure about white/clear.

 

[Cake_Boss]

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html, scroll to the bottom.

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[MattL]

So now that we have a set of minds in here, do I get something to take care of them?

 

[Atari]

I have had the same ones in the pic for years in my tank, all my corals are fine. That makes me believe the are good, I have always believed that the more diverse your CUC the better.