what are they?????

[evaneatspie555]

k so i have these little things taking over my tank they look like tiny square brown mushrooms. there flat and are all over my rock the stick to the glass as well and have mouths like snails. i will try and get a good picture does any one know what they are and if i should be worried ??

[The Grizz]

Could be baby asteria starfish.......

[intarsiabox]

Sounds like flat worms.

[evaneatspie555]

u are correct it is flatworms are there any ways of getting rid of these buggers or is it necessary. they seem to be helping my algae problem disappear

[intarsiabox]

I've never had more than a few here and there but they all seem to get eaten. There are fish that eat them and some people have problems with them taking over their tanks but I haven't really looked into it myself. I'm sure I have seen posts on this forum about it, just do a search on flat worms and something will turn up.

[sumpfinfishe]

Wow i was just about to reply with acro bugs! I agree, but i hope for your sake not
especially if you have an sps collection

[sumpfinfishe]

Just google flatworm eating fish, as above there is a fish just cant remember ah old age sucks lol

[evaneatspie555]

Glad to hear spotted mandarin I would love one of them I've been letting my pods run rampant just so I could get one. I guess it's time to purchase him

[Doug]

Just to add to the mandarin eating the flatworms. The dont many times or not enough to hurt the flatworms population. I personally have not had luck with them helping much. My yellow coris was better. I would guess they do pick at them but could think the tank would also need assistance by some other method , like siphoning.

[Proteus]

Personally I would go with a melonarous wrasse. They are continuously on the hunt. I first got mine while having a pest problem with brissle worms. The coris wrasse is a good one but I prefer the above