Luciferkrist Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Of course, it is my shrimp tank, so I'm worried these might be planaria, but I am not seeing any eye spots or the 'triangle' head. Sorry that the pic is so bad, once I turned on the light they started heading for the substrate and I was not able to get any decent ones. They seem a bit large for the rhabdocoela type of flatworms I read about, but I'm not much of a worm biologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) There are many flatworm types. Here are some photos that may help for comparison. Not all planarians have triangle heads and some the eyes are crazy hard to see. Edit to add: don’t squish it they can reproduce when segments are cut off so then you end up with 2-3 use a plastic razor or regular one if you are careful to remove it Edited December 12, 2022 by Guppysnail 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciferkrist Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Thank you for the resources! I am going to keep a close eye on the tank the next few days to see if they get worse or I lose anything. I am hoping they are the benign variety, but I will prepare for the worst and start making some traps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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