flatworms killing my corals!

[gregwiechardreefr]

I noticed these little snail looking things on my coral but didn't think anything of it.
Mind you im still in that stage where bugs are exploding everywhere and I thought all the new stuff popping up was a good thing.now I'm noticing that every coral that these this crawl on dying!. I've already lost three colonies and I am seeing more and more of them. I'm freaking out but don't want to bombard my ecosystem w chemicals. Any suggestions?

 

[landon]

Are u able ti get pictures. That would help a lot. How long has ur tank been cycling?

 

[gregwiechardreefr]

heres a crude pic

Edit: tank has actually been running for a year, just got a corraline purple n pink n red explosion.bugs n astrea just exploded on my ecosystem, and now these little buggers
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[spike]

cannot really tell from picture, but it does not look like your typical flatworm. At least the variety we see in our reef tanks. What kind of coral is dying, and can you get another picture?

Edit: does he look like this one?
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/Reefaholiks/PolycladFlatworm03.jpg

 

[gregwiechardreefr]

It's exactly like this.

>http://www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za/images/_large/Acoel_Flatworm.jpg</a>
the site says it's acoel, however it states they are harmless but it has already destroyed two clove colonies