HELP!!!there are leeches in my shrimp tanks!

[lim_pk]

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the leeches?thank u

[cheetf]

Leeches? Google planaria and see if it looks like that.

[lim_pk]

nope doesnt look like that.it move like a leech instead of snail like movement and also able to extent or shrink it body length when moving in the gravel.and i have seen it using it suck mouth suck on the tank wall.i was shock seeing that in my tank.

[chris168]

Did you try to net it out ?

[alvinchan80]

It should be planaria.. They have the exact movement/actions like what you mentioned..
Depends on whether you would like to use chemical to kill them or manually remove...
I will use a bulb syringe to suck them out..

[pyl]

what colour is that leech?

[lim_pk]

but do planaria swim?cause when i try to catch it,it detach itself and wiggle through the water to a shaded area which i could not reach. the colour if im not wrong is pinkish,earth worm like colour.

[alvinchan80]

but do planaria swim?cause when i try to catch it,it detach itself and wiggle through the water to a shaded area which i could not reach. the colour if im not wrong is pinkish,earth worm like colour.

Planaria tends to run or dig into soil or curl into a ball when disturbed... If it's a thin skinny worm, den I think it might be tubifex worm.. Those are not harmful... But pinkish color, most probably is planaria, only thing is planaria don't swim or wriggle away in water...

[lim_pk]

it not really very skinny,i measured the trail that it dig in the ADA soil where is visible at the glass wall it width is about 0.2 cm.the colour im sure that is almost same as earth worm.

[alvinchan80]

it not really very skinny,i measured the trail that it dig in the ADA soil where is visible at the glass wall it width is about 0.2 cm.the colour im sure that is almost same as earth worm.

IMHO, 2 possibilities..
1. Planaria
2. Bloodworm

[cheetf]

How about a picture? This guessing is getting no where.

[lim_pk]

http://s1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd444/lim_pk/

Sorry the picture is abit blur cause i do not have a good camera.hope u guys can see

[cheetf]

Looks like an earthworm.

[lim_pk]

When i saw it, at 1st i thought is earthworm too but dont think earth worm stay in fresh water right neither can earthworm extent or shrink it body? ,haha.i notice that it has a sucker mouth if i never see wrongly.

[alvinchan80]

Looks like a huge planaria...

[lim_pk]

LOL more like long and round haha planaria is flat rite?haha

[cheetf]

Have a look atthis

[lim_pk]

hmmmm so i thing it wont do any harm to my shrimp?