Razberry910 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 these crawly things in my tanks. should I be concerned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahBass Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Is it salt or fresh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 leeches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 10:44 AM, Razberry910 said: these crawly things in my tanks. should I be concerned? @Razberry910 Yes leeches are parasites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 those are 100% leeches, and you really dont want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 12:04 PM, nabokovfan87 said: leeches. that was my first thought. the second was how the **** do you get leeches in an aquarium? so i just shut up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Definitely leeches and these ridiculous things are not as uncommon as I once thought they were. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Do they move around with the point end leading the way, sort of testing and probing where to go, with the point end changing length and shape, like reaching out and drawing back as it goes? If that's a good description, then yes to leeches. Not all are terribly bad for tanks, but the fact you have that number in just one part does suggest a population boom, and you don't want that. Short of tearing the tank down and discarding all the substrate and mulm and starting fresh and clean, I don't know how to get rid of that many. I wonder if something like No Planaria would work on leeches. Do you have snails or shrimps in the tank, or any other desirable inverts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 @TOtrees I believe I remember someone saying they tried No Planaria on leeches and it didn’t work, but I could be totally wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razberry910 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 3:24 PM, TOtrees said: Do they move around with the point end leading the way, sort of testing and probing where to go, with the point end changing length and shape, like reaching out and drawing back as it goes? If that's a good description, then yes to leeches. Not all are terribly bad for tanks, but the fact you have that number in just one part does suggest a population boom, and you don't want that. Short of tearing the tank down and discarding all the substrate and mulm and starting fresh and clean, I don't know how to get rid of that many. I wonder if something like No Planaria would work on leeches. Do you have snails or shrimps in the tank, or any other desirable inverts? Yes, snails and shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 10:53 AM, Tony s said: that was my first thought. the second was how the **** do you get leeches in an aquarium? so i just shut up Plants, basically. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Maybe peroxide dip the plants and salt the substrate? I mean really salt the substrate like pouring salt on slugs. Not sure if that would work and not kill the substrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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