NRico Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hello, I've discovered couple of this kind of worm: Could you help me identifying it and let me know if there is something I should do about it? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicko Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Looks like planeria or flat worm. If you have fish they will probably eat them, if it's in a shrimp tank they will eat baby shrimp. A few online shrimp shops sell no planeria or planeria zero that will kill them. If there is alot of them keep an eye in ammonia levels. If too many of them die at once it can cause an ammonia spike. You may also be able to find traps if you prefer doing it that way. Cheers mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRico Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks Mick, At the moment I have 4 corys and 3 shrimps in the tank (all female, so shouldn't have babies), and planning to get some neon tetras over the weekend. The first I've found yesterday was 'attacking' a small ramshorn snail (have few snails and remove them as soon as detected). Ammonia level still at zero at the moment. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubs Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Its a small freshwater leech. The first photo is the givaway. Leaches have a sucker at each end and move by looping along like a caterpillar. Flatworms (planaria) move by gliding along like a slug. Most freshwater leeches are harmless to fish. There are some that exclusively eat snails and you might have one of these. I wouldn't rush to treat the tank unless you had hundreds of them. They are interesting animals and most likely will end up as fish food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 That looks like a snail leach ! [MENTION=9246]Donny@ageofaquariums[/MENTION] Donny showed me some pics and videos and that looks like one . If it is they are harmless to fish and kill or severely weaken snails - including mts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRico Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thanks for all your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bludge Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Snail leech? Quick, breed em and profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicko Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's cool, i was told they were planeria. I'm so much happier knowing they are leeches that target snails. Thanks for teaching me something. Cheers mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
