connorlindeman Plant Man Contest Moderator 5x Tank of the Month 🏆 Joined Nov 18, 2021 Messages 4,325 Reaction score 4,677 Location 37.2431° N, 115.7930° W Sep 5, 2023 #1 Found a bunch of these in my ponds
CaptainBarnicles Moderate Pleco Tolerator Staff member Global Moderator ⚒️ Tank of the Month 🏆 Pet of the Month 🎖️ Joined Apr 2, 2021 Messages 3,145 Reaction score 3,644 Location Lincs Sep 5, 2023 #2 horrifying. I hate those things
Uberhoust Fish Herder Joined Jan 26, 2021 Messages 1,569 Reaction score 1,804 Location Nanaimo, BC Sep 5, 2023 #3 Sure looks like a leach in terms of form but I haven't seen one that small.
CaptainBarnicles Moderate Pleco Tolerator Staff member Global Moderator ⚒️ Tank of the Month 🏆 Pet of the Month 🎖️ Joined Apr 2, 2021 Messages 3,145 Reaction score 3,644 Location Lincs Sep 5, 2023 #4 That's small???
OP OP connorlindeman Plant Man Contest Moderator 5x Tank of the Month 🏆 Joined Nov 18, 2021 Messages 4,325 Reaction score 4,677 Location 37.2431° N, 115.7930° W Sep 5, 2023 #5 This was filmed with the macro camera on my phone. The leach was maybe 3/4 of an inch long.
Colin_T Fish Guru Joined Jan 26, 2008 Messages 40,880 Reaction score 25,168 Location Perth, WA Sep 5, 2023 #6 It's a leech. You should see the monsters we get down south, 5-6 inches long and even bigger when they stretch out to bite you. Real nasty too, they latch onto anything in the water and chew holes in your waders.
It's a leech. You should see the monsters we get down south, 5-6 inches long and even bigger when they stretch out to bite you. Real nasty too, they latch onto anything in the water and chew holes in your waders.
JuiceBox52 Passionate about fish and their care Tank of the Month 🏆 Pet of the Month 🎖️ Joined Oct 9, 2019 Messages 11,762 Reaction score 14,198 Location PNW Sep 6, 2023 #7 We have them in our pond too. Nasty things
Colin_T Fish Guru Joined Jan 26, 2008 Messages 40,880 Reaction score 25,168 Location Perth, WA Sep 6, 2023 #8 Some of my family are leeches, bloody parasites