Flat worms (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

Hello my name is Michael and I have a flatworm problem.
Ok I know that they are not harmful to corals or any of that stuff but from the way they look they appear to photosynthesize.
So do they eat algae in order to accomplish this?
I ask because in my predator tank I grow macro to help with nutrient absorption, btw I am an over feeder but have the best sponge, algae, feather duster, sand rock etc... growth I've ever had.
Got off topic, where my feather caulerpa has signs of dieing I see flat worms. Now the problem is that I have flat worms everywhere so I don't know if they are eating it or not.
I have not had much of a chance too look into it too much because of work but if any of you know or have a link to a good article please let me know.
Thanks,
Michael

 

[djreef]

It's possible they could be eating the dead plant tissue, or eating the bacteria growing on the dead tissue. Many flatworms are detrivores. Many are also predators. Depends on the ones you got. I'd say its prob a good bet that the algae within their bodies is different than the algae they appear to be consuming. Prob a type of zoox like the ones in coral.

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