Leeches (Yuck)

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 )

"Vicki S" wrote in message
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm

"McEve" wrote in message ...
"Vicki S" wrote in message
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm

"Vicki" wrote in message
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"McEve" wrote in message
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"Vicki S" wrote in message
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm

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

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critter...Hirudinea.html

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
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"Vicki S" wrote in message
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm

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
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm

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

--
Craig Williams
snip

"NetMax" wrote in message
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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
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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 I did
notice the ones in NetMax's post though *G*

"NetMax" wrote in message
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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

"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
news
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
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"Vicki S" wrote in message
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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/Da...Erpobdella.htm