Leeches (Yuck)

"Vicki" 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