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Old 09-06-2013, 11:58 PM
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This thing is 3X the size of a quarter, can flatworms get that big?
Yuppers and even bigger.
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Old 09-07-2013, 12:44 AM
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YES! found this

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/att...1&d=1378514552


This is a very large, very predatory flatworm known to feed on snails and sometimes mollusks. I had several of these come in on a coral, and it took about every chemical in my arsenal to kill them. Once they make it in to the aquarium, they’re nearly impossible to remove.
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Old 09-07-2013, 01:18 AM
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Wow, totally wouldn't have thought that was a flatworm either. That sucker is huge, lol
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Old 09-07-2013, 01:27 AM
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It's gone to flatworm heaven.
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