[Derby]

I just pulled this worm or leech like thing off the pectoral fin of my dwarf gourami. I netted him and poked at it with tweezers, then it detached on its own. It doesn't match the pictures of anchor worms I looked at. Nematode? I thought those were on the inside. Leech? Pretty small 3/16" but stretched out twice that. It was gross!

https://youtu.be/4j1Sb5HT1E8

 

[Diana]

Looks like a leech to me.

 

[Derby]

I know it didn't come in on a fish (I would have seen it), but I have put a lot of plants in so maybe it hatched. Which means I need to be on the watch for more.

 

[Nlewis]

Do you feed your fish live worms? When I get black worms from my LFS there are sometimes leeches mixed in with them.

 

[Derby]

Do you feed your fish live worms? When I get black worms from my LFS there are sometimes leeches mixed in with them.

No, nothing live. I've got flakes, shrimp and algae pellets and seaweed so far.