Worm Id please, 10 gallon tank

[Guppy777]

Just started seeing these a few days ago in a 10 gallon guppy tank, one at first and 2 today. About half an inch long and they move like inch worms.

 

[StarGirl]

It kind of looks like a snail leech. When it moves does it get short and fat too, or just stay long?

 

[Feohw]

Yep, that's a snail leech.

 

[Guppy777]

It kind of looks like a snail leech. When it moves does it get short and fat too, or just stay long?

Yep it gets long then really short when it moves. Do these eat snails ? I am overrun by ramshorns snails

 

[Feohw]

They do indeed feed on snails. Ramshorns are among their favs too. They are great parents, carrying the young on their bellies, so you can potentially end up with quite a few.

 

[Guppy777]

They do indeed feed on snails. Ramshorns are among their favs too. They are great parents, carrying the young on their bellies, so you can potentially end up with quite a few.

Snail control sounds good but I want to start putting my cull cherry shrimp in this 10 gallon tank. Sounds like that may be a problem. Have not seen any of the worms in my 20 gallon tank that has shrimp and guppies yet.

 

[StarGirl]

I would remove them if I saw them in my tank. Leeches eew.

 

[Feohw]

Snail control sounds good but I want to start putting my cull cherry shrimp in this 10 gallon tank. Sounds like that may be a problem. Have not seen any of the worms in my 20 gallon tank that has shrimp and guppies yet.

They don't tend to go for shrimp. Snails, small worms and larvae are on the menu.

 

[Guppy777]

I would remove them if I saw them in my tank. Leeches eew.

LOL I have a hard enough time removing guppies and shrimp, might need to find a leech trap.

 

[Anders247]

I find leeches to be fascinating, would add a cool element to a fish tank, especially if they will control ramshorn snails as well...

 

[Guppy777]

Seeing more of these leaches and they are getting bigger

 

[StarGirl]

Snail leech's. Do you feed live food? Or recently get new plants?

 

[Guppy777]

Nope have not added anything new in about a year and no live food.
Did add 5 assassin snails today, hope they eat them.

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[StarGirl]

Nope have not added anything new in about a year and no live food.
Did add 5 assassin snails today, hope they eat them.

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They may get your assassins.