What is this gross worm?

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 03:58 AM

I already looked in the "what is this bug thread" but this is very unusual... Ugly... And gives me the chills. The closet thing it looks like is planaria. But this is different... It's fast.... It goes from being 1cm and stretches to 3cm in a blink of an eye. It's brown. And it seems to attatched itself to the glass with a mouth kind of like a leech... And it can swim, it wiggles. Ill let the pictures do justice. I was able to catch it and put it in a spoon

**plantbrain** · 11-11-2012, 04:00 AM

If each end can suck and stay attached to something, sort of like an inch worm, then it's a leech.

If it's red and has setae(hairs) like the marine polycheates, well, I've had them up to about 4-5" long myself, not sure what those are.

Looks more like a leech to me, Hirudenia.

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 04:03 AM

It seems to only suck on one end. And the other end is like it's eye, doesn't attatch to anything just maneuvers

It has no hairs, just 1 whole body part.

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 11:52 AM

Should I be concerned that I have this in my tank? What are the effects of having this? I'm Clueless

Merth · 11-11-2012, 12:17 PM

Flush flush I wouldn't leave in tank

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 02:14 PM

Yeah I removed it the moment I saw it.

Aquasapien69 · 11-11-2012, 03:02 PM

Yep, sounds like a leech to me too.

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 05:41 PM

Should I be concerned that there is more leeches?

GreenBliss · 11-11-2012, 06:17 PM

Did you put anything new in your tank lately?

I would keep checking your tank.

**ravensgate** · 11-11-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayumdanny

Should I be concerned that there is more leeches?

You should absolutely be concerned. They can do a number on a shrimp and are dang near impossible to get rid of short of breaking down the tank and bleaching everything. Hope this was just a lone leech.

Dayumdanny · 11-11-2012, 08:27 PM

My tank is pretty bare, ill continue to keep an eye out, would safeguard do anything to these leeches? I have safeguard ready, and I have not put anything new in my tank

Computer Science · 11-11-2012, 08:34 PM

Oh man that is so creepy. It went from being fat/stubby in the first picture and then elongated in the second picture.

**ravensgate** · 11-11-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayumdanny

My tank is pretty bare, ill continue to keep an eye out, would safeguard do anything to these leeches? I have safeguard ready, and I have not put anything new in my tank

No it won't work on leeches.

11-11-2012, 03:58 AM	#1
Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	What is this gross worm? I already looked in the "what is this bug thread" but this is very unusual... Ugly... And gives me the chills. The closet thing it looks like is planaria. But this is different... It's fast.... It goes from being 1cm and stretches to 3cm in a blink of an eye. It's brown. And it seems to attatched itself to the glass with a mouth kind of like a leech... And it can swim, it wiggles. Ill let the pictures do justice. I was able to catch it and put it in a spoon

11-11-2012, 04:00 AM	#2
plantbrain Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (231/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The swamp Posts: 11,986	If each end can suck and stay attached to something, sort of like an inch worm, then it's a leech. If it's red and has setae(hairs) like the marine polycheates, well, I've had them up to about 4-5" long myself, not sure what those are. Looks more like a leech to me, Hirudenia. __________________ Regards, Tom Barr

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Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	It seems to only suck on one end. And the other end is like it's eye, doesn't attatch to anything just maneuvers It has no hairs, just 1 whole body part. Last edited by Dayumdanny; 11-11-2012 at 04:08 AM.. Reason: .

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11-11-2012, 11:52 AM	#4
Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	Should I be concerned that I have this in my tank? What are the effects of having this? I'm Clueless

11-11-2012, 12:17 PM	#5
Merth Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Denham Springs, La Posts: 577	Flush flush I wouldn't leave in tank

11-11-2012, 02:14 PM	#6
Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	Yeah I removed it the moment I saw it.

11-11-2012, 03:02 PM	#7
Aquasapien69 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 73	Yep, sounds like a leech to me too.

11-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#8
Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	Should I be concerned that there is more leeches?

11-11-2012, 06:17 PM	#9
GreenBliss Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: WCH Ohio Posts: 229	Did you put anything new in your tank lately? I would keep checking your tank.

11-11-2012, 08:27 PM	#11
Dayumdanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 143	My tank is pretty bare, ill continue to keep an eye out, would safeguard do anything to these leeches? I have safeguard ready, and I have not put anything new in my tank

11-11-2012, 08:34 PM	#12
Computer Science Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 86	Oh man that is so creepy. It went from being fat/stubby in the first picture and then elongated in the second picture.