SkinnyPete
Aquarium Advice Freak
So, while cleaning the glass today, I spotted an area with a few flatworms. They are tiny, tiny, tiny. Long and square, not really round and copper like pictures I've seen. I hardly noticed them. Just out of curiousity, I took out a small netfull of sand and put it in a container to see if there are any in my sand. There were a few in there, worming around. Again, very small, probably wouldn't even notice if they hadn't been moving. I can't really tell because they are so small, but I want to see they are greenish. I could be wrong though.
I do have a mandarin in there, but a green mandarin - I guess not anything that would be interested in eating flatworms. I don't have many coral - only mushrooms and they don't appear to be affected by them yet. i haven't added anything new to the tank in probably a year, so I'm not sure where this outbreak is coming from but is this cause for concern? I read that some species feed on copepods, which would be bad for my mandarin.
Should I consider that flatworm exit now or wait to see if it really becomes a problem?
Thanks.
- Skins
I do have a mandarin in there, but a green mandarin - I guess not anything that would be interested in eating flatworms. I don't have many coral - only mushrooms and they don't appear to be affected by them yet. i haven't added anything new to the tank in probably a year, so I'm not sure where this outbreak is coming from but is this cause for concern? I read that some species feed on copepods, which would be bad for my mandarin.
Should I consider that flatworm exit now or wait to see if it really becomes a problem?
Thanks.
- Skins