Confetto Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 This wormy thing was in my tank. It's about a half inch long. Planted three gallon tank with a mystery snail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Might be a leech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confetto Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) Eew? How? Nothing has changed in three months. Edited August 3, 2023 by Confetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 I am not sure. Sometimes they can come in on plants and food. They have a specific movement to help indicate if it is a leech or not. It could be something else as well, but that is just what I see at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Did it move at all before? Kinda just looks like a piece of root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confetto Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 Yeah, it moved. It was on the glass and I plucked it out with tweezers. Once on the paper towel, it curled up like you see in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Ah okay then it’s probably a stage 1-2 dipteran larvae. There are so many species it really depends on where you live and a dichotomous key to be more accurate than that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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