Wierd critter in sump - baby snail?

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Anyone?

This thing is tiny - 1/8" long. Found it in my sump swimming around. Its in a measuring cup for now, until I find out what it is....

I thought baby snail at first, but the two bits that look like antennae seems to be at its rear...

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Its a flatworm of sorts. A very interesting critter. Some of them are corralivores, I don't really have a recomendation about what to do with it though.
 
It is an acoel flatworm. A copepod eater I believe but nothing to worry about really. They aren't like their yellow cousins who breed to plague proportions. Their numbers will flux depending on food available. I had them in my tank early on but they have all died out on their own.
 
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