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[dhahn]

Ok after reading about the dreaded "Red Bugs" I looked in my tank and noticed a bunch of stuff in my tank that kinda looks like them, but I do not think is them.

The things in my tank seem bigger and I don't have any Acropora coral. These things are squareish and yellow with red trim. They also are about 1/16in in size.

I have attached a link to some pictures...

http://www.douglashahn.com/whatisit.htm

[send2brian]

I have this exact same thing in my tank and have been searching around the Internet and on the broads, but have not found any info on them. They look more like a worm then and red bug. Does any one know how to get rid of these guys?

[jmluna]

The photos are so bad, but it looks like planaria. See Sprung and Delbeek book volumen one for more info.

Gretings from Spain.

[dhahn]

I posted this in the hitch hiker area also and got this reply from David Mohr. I would have to say these are the little buggers that I have.

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Impossible to tell for sure from those pictures but it looks like they're on the substrate too. My guess at the moment would be flatworms. Can you get a closeup of one of the critters?
See if they look like these:

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?base=flatworm2&id=5836

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[daniel.br]

Flatworms (planaria) indeed...

Increase waterflow (point the flow to the infestation) , reduce fish feeding....

These should work!!!