Is this a worm in my tank??

[Colin_T]

Put your finger in there and see if it latches onto you. If it does, it's either a leech or an alien

 

[FishHobby99]

Seriously, S, that creature needs to go, assuming it’s not already .

 

[FishHobby99]

Put your finger in there and see if it latches onto you. If it does, it's either a leech or an alien

Wouldn’t try that myself! What if it burrows under the skin, grows & emerges from some body orifice?
The Thing needs to be suctioned out while it fit in a syphon/baster.

 

[Colin_T]

Wouldn’t try that myself! What if it burrows under the skin, grows & emerges from some body orifice?
The Thing needs to be suctioned out while it fit in a syphon/baster.

It would be cool to watch, wouldn't it

 

[FishHobby99]

Sign me up for a front row seat! I’ll bring popcorn.

 

[FishFriend11]

Were you able to get it our of your tank and take a photo of it?

 

[Airwreck]

It is a leech.. they make great bait.. unlike worms they don't drown.. and they fight back.
If you got big fish they will make short order of the critter.
No reason to suck it out..do as colin said stick ur hand in there.if you get bored waiting for it to find you just grab the sucker.
Nothing hard.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Leech's will unstick if dunked in vinegar, and all you need to do to take them off is stick your nail under their mouth. And you don't need it to do the nasty thing of sucking your blood because it just needs to latch on. You just need enough momentum to fling it out of the tank!