Solstice_Lacer Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 What kind of worm thing is this? It's like a dark red at the front fading to a pink slightly tapered tail. I tried to look for a triangle head or eye spots but couldn't see any. Is it a type of planaria or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 It moves like a planaria but so do many nifty worms. Can you put it in a shallow smooth dish. It is not possible to give a positive id from the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Looks like some type of flatworm, yeah.@Biotope Biologist this is a fun one! 🙂 given the color, maybe a leech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 4/3/2023 at 12:47 AM, nabokovfan87 said: given the color, maybe a leech? That’s what I was thinking too. Might have preyed upon something and you’re seeing the blood that it has consumed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 I got it in a shallow dish in the morning light. Doesn't look like a planarian. After looking up pics I think y'all might be right with leech? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 I’m thinking it’s a species of rhabdocoel flatworm possibly Mesostoma ehrenbergii or similar. Locomotion is a pretty good indicator when no discernible features can be observed. Leeches move like an inchworm on surfaces and an eel when when swimming. The tapered tail is the only thing I can really go off of and that it moves like a flatworm, gliding over surfaces like a slug would. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 It does look quite similar. It doesn't seem to swim so I guess that would rule out leech. From what I looked up they eat very small things? Hopefully not a problem for baby shrimp. When i observed it on a plant it was just kind of wandering, there were shrimp nearby but I didn't see any interaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary W. Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I had Asian Freshwater Leeches in my tank and this doesn't look or move like them. Mine clearly "inchwormed" when moving over a surface, and also swam freely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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