Leeches (Yuck)

[Vicki S]

A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know what
to tell him. Any help will be great.

Hey Folks ,
Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have a
120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants ,
even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS has
suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still have
the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
tank . =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )

[McEve]

"Vicki S" > wrote in message
...
A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know what
to tell him. Any help will be great.

Hey Folks ,
Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have a
120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants ,
even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS has
suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still have
the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )

These ones..?

http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm

[Vicki]

"McEve" > wrote in message >...
> "Vicki S" > wrote in message
> ...
> A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know what
> to tell him. Any help will be great.
>
> Hey Folks ,
> Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have a
> 120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants ,
> even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS has
> suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still have
> the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
> that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
> been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
> tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
> erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )
>
> These ones..?

I am not sure because the pic he provided did not show one. He thinks
they came in on a plant and they are multiplying. Besides breaking
down the tank what other options does he have?
>
> http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm

[w]

"Vicki" > wrote in message
om...
> "McEve" > wrote in message
>...
> > "Vicki S" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know what
> > to tell him. Any help will be great.
> >
> > Hey Folks ,
> > Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have a
> > 120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants ,
> > even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS has
> > suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still have
> > the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
> > that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
> > been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
> > tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
> > erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )
> >
> > These ones..?
>
> I am not sure because the pic he provided did not show one. He thinks
> they came in on a plant and they are multiplying. Besides breaking
> down the tank what other options does he have?
> >
> > http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm

Heres a link to a site about leeches. It lists some natural predators,
snails eat leech eggs.

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/information/Hirudinea.html

[CanadianCray]

HE could try adding salt to the water. Leaches can't talk salt & it usually
kills them.

--
Craig Williams
_________________________________

www.Canadiancray.tk
"Vicki" > wrote in message
om...
> "McEve" > wrote in message
>...
> > "Vicki S" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know what
> > to tell him. Any help will be great.
> >
> > Hey Folks ,
> > Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have a
> > 120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants ,
> > even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS has
> > suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still have
> > the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
> > that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
> > been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
> > tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
> > erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )
> >
> > These ones..?
>
> I am not sure because the pic he provided did not show one. He thinks
> they came in on a plant and they are multiplying. Besides breaking
> down the tank what other options does he have?
> >
> > http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm

[CanadianCray]

Man my keyboard must be acting up or I need spelling lessons. I meant to say
can't take salt!

--
Craig Williams
_________________________________

www.Canadiancray.tk
"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
...
> HE could try adding salt to the water. Leaches can't talk salt & it
usually
> kills them.
>
> --
> Craig Williams
> _________________________________
>
> www.Canadiancray.tk
> "Vicki" > wrote in message
> om...
> > "McEve" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > "Vicki S" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know
what
> > > to tell him. Any help will be great.
> > >
> > > Hey Folks ,
> > > Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have
a
> > > 120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants
,
> > > even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS
has
> > > suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still
have
> > > the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
> > > that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
> > > been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
> > > tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
> > > erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )
> > >
> > > These ones..?
> >
> > I am not sure because the pic he provided did not show one. He thinks
> > they came in on a plant and they are multiplying. Besides breaking
> > down the tank what other options does he have?
> > >
> > > http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm
>
>

[NetMax]

Accuracy drops as a function of prolificy (is that a new word? ;~), oops
.... dictionary says 'prolificacy'. The funny thing is, many typos get
auto-corrected (by the reader's mind) and they are only really noticed
when it's brought to their attention. Try reading the following:

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the
huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

NeatMx ;~)

"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
. ..
> Man my keyboard must be acting up or I need spelling lessons. I meant
to say
> can't take salt!
>
> --
> Craig Williams
> _________________________________
>
> www.Canadiancray.tk
> "CanadianCray" > wrote in message
> ...
> > HE could try adding salt to the water. Leaches can't talk salt & it
> usually
> > kills them.
> >
> > --
> > Craig Williams
<snip>

[McEve]

"NetMax" > wrote in message
...
> Accuracy drops as a function of prolificy (is that a new word? ;~), oops
> ... dictionary says 'prolificacy'. The funny thing is, many typos get
> auto-corrected (by the reader's mind) and they are only really noticed
> when it's brought to their attention. Try reading the following:
>
> Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
> waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
> the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total
> mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the
> huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
>
> NeatMx ;~)
>
> "CanadianCray" > wrote in message
> . ..

> > can't take salt!
> >
> > --
> > Craig Williams
> > _________________________________
> >
> > www.Canadiancray.tk
> > "CanadianCray" > wrote in message
>> Leaches can't talk salt & it
> > usually
> > > kills them.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Craig Williams


I belive that! I didn't notice this typo until it was corrected :D I did
notice the ones in NetMax's post though *G*

[Vicki]

> "NetMax" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
> > waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
> > the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total
> > mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the
> > huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
> >
> > Neat Max

Looks like some of my students. Sad thing is I can read it just fine.
I am sure I have made a few typos in my time and have never heald it
against anyone. :)

Vicki

[Vicki]

"CanadianCray" > wrote in message >...
> Man my keyboard must be acting up or I need spelling lessons. I meant to say
> can't take salt!
>
> --
> Craig Williams
> _________________________________
>
> www.Canadiancray.tk
> "CanadianCray" > wrote in message
> ...
> > HE could try adding salt to the water. Leaches can't talk salt & it
> usually
> > kills them.
> >
> > --
> > Craig Williams
> > _________________________________
> >
Thanks for the info. I passed it along.

Vicki
> > www.Canadiancray.tk
> > "Vicki" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > "McEve" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > > "Vicki S" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > A friend of mine posted this at another news group and I don't know
> what
> > > > to tell him. Any help will be great.
> > > >
> > > > Hey Folks ,
> > > > Has anyone in here had any experiences gettin RID of leeches ? I have
> a
> > > > 120 gal Tetra tank , planted . I'm guessing they came in on the plants
> ,
> > > > even tho I "bombed" the tank w/ Malachite/formalin at setup .... LFS
> has
> > > > suggested Jungle Parasite clear (fizzy things) but so far , I still
> have
> > > > the lil suckers . It did clean the bubble wand, oddly. My concern is
> > > > that Tetras can be delicate , I have 8 species , the Buenos Aires have
> > > > been spawning so I'd say they're in good shape . Here's a shot of the
> > > > tank . Thanks ! P.S. I think the leeches are
> > > > erpobdella sp. ( if I spelled that right )
> > > >
> > > > These ones..?
> > >
> > > I am not sure because the pic he provided did not show one. He thinks
> > > they came in on a plant and they are multiplying. Besides breaking
> > > down the tank what other options does he have?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwbiol/bio305/Database/Erpobdella.htm
> >
> >