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Red Planaria Flatworms ARTICLE

Red Planaria Flatworms

Red planaria are common nuisance flatworms that multiply quickly in low-flow, detritus-rich areas. Heavy infestations can shade and irritate corals, and large die-offs during...

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Vermetid Snails ARTICLE

Vermetid Snails

Vermetid snails are tube-dwelling pests that spread on rock and frag plugs and feed with sticky mucus webs. Their webs can irritate corals and...

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Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.) ARTICLE

Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.)

Bristleworms are common reef hitchhikers that usually help clean detritus, but large individuals and certain species can become nuisance pests.

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Hydroids ARTICLE

Hydroids

Hydroids are stinging colonial polyps that hitchhike into reef tanks and can spread across plugs, racks, and rockwork. They often irritate corals and cause...

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Myrionema Hydroids ARTICLE

Myrionema Hydroids

Myrionema hydroids are stinging colonial polyps that often spread around zoa mats and frag plugs, causing localized zoanthid irritation and persistent closure. They thrive...

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Christmas-Tree Hydroid ARTICLE

Christmas-Tree Hydroid

Fire/Christmas-tree hydroids are stinging Pennaria colonies that look like tiny feathery “mini trees” on plugs, racks, and sump/overflow surfaces. They can irritate corals—and sting...

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