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Its one thing after another with my tank!

I have noticed over the last couple of days that I have an outbreak of what I think are brown flatworms. I see them on the glass/gravel & on a few rocks. They appear only at certain times & the rest of the time I can see nothing. Are they a problem? Does it mean I have excess waste food in the tank? Syphoned some off the glass today, but don't think I could remove them all like that.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I have them too. They do seem to come & go. It they aren't covering everything with an infestation, I'm leaving them alone. You could get a wrasse that eats them or treat with Flatworm Exit.

Pufferpunk wrote:I have them too. They do seem to come & go. It they aren't covering everything with an infestation, I'm leaving them alone. You could get a wrasse that eats them or treat with Flatworm Exit.

Thanks PP. If they're ok in your tank, then I'm happy(!) to have some in mine!

LOL, I didn't say I was happy about it...

PP, have you used the Flatworm Exit - is it puffer safe do you know?

No i have not. I'd think if it was reef safe, it would be puffer safe.