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Re: That Leech-Like Looking Critter
Original Post I found in the Newsgroup:
>>>They appeared to have no head as such the
>back looked like the front. They moved by stretching forward as worms do. I
>noticed also that once they attached themselves to anything they were very
>difficult to get off...<
Max Gallade:
>I've seen these critters with live blackworms.They are little leeches.I saw
>fish going nuts after eating one of them by mistake.I don't want those guys
>in my tanks.
>I'm staying away from live Blackworms and Bloodworms, thanks to my
>allergies.
My reply:
Thanks for your observation, Max. I don't use blackworm myself (fear
introducing disease) so I don't have one I can take a pic of the
leechy-critter of to post. Did that fish suffer any long-term ill effects
that you attribute to the critter?
Robert Hudson:
>I have had people give me simular descriptions, and seen these myself. I
>always presumed them to be planaria, not leeches.
My reply:
No, not Planaria. Planaria don't do the "inch-worm" walk like a leech.
Planaria do the "slide". Also Planaria have a clearly defined arrow-point
shaped head and are cross-eyed. Doesn't anyone have the shinny on these
critters?
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