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Old 04-30-2008, 03:39 PM   #1
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ID needed for Torch critters


Hello - has anyone seen these before? I have a closeup below, but many more are on my Torch coral. They look like tiny light pink raw eggs with a bright pink yolk and they move up and down the tentacles. They are definitely on - rather than in - the coral, and they don't seem to be doing any damage - almost grooming the coral.

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The coral is happy - open and eating - so I am hoping these are not a detriment to its health. The closest id I can make is, in Dr. Shimek's Marine Invertebrates, a flat worm called Planaria. Anyone else have a thought?
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Old 04-30-2008, 03:52 PM   #2
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YEs i belive that is what you are seeing.. how to get rid of them i am not sure. i belive that calls for a dip..
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ya i also agree with flatwroms and i have no idea how to get them off
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:25 PM   #4
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I had those on some frilly mushrooms and a LT Plate coral. I gave them a Iodine SW dip once a week for 4 weeks and I never saw them on any corals after that. (Disclaimer: this is only my experience and what worked for me ... not a professional expert advisory)
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