There’s no pointed head (I think) so I don’t think it’s a planaria? But what is it? Do I kill it?



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  1. Does anyone have suggestions to get rid of them. I have shrimp in the tank as well

    Edit: A lot of shrimp

  2. Thats a HUGE leech also looks like its carrying babies. Careful upon removal as they tend to like to drop all their babies if scared.

  3. Away_Guava2925 on

    I’ve had success with planaria traps and tweezer removal for snail leeches. They like to hang out under rocks/decor and I’ve gotten most of them that way. Sometimes they’ll drop babies so I usually position a net under them while I rip them off (they’re strong asf)

    Unless you nuke the tank, it’s a slow process, but IME they haven’t impacted my shrimp population.

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