Does anybody out there have any suggestions as to how to deal with the itching caused by feeding their leeches?
Was most definitely an unexpected issue. Almost feels like I have poison ivy on my hand
I have started to become fascinated with leaches in particular medicinal leeches and I’m considering getting one or two for pets.
While looking for information online it seems there is a lot of conflicting information about care and feeding. So I have some questions for those who care for these creepy creatures (meant as a term of endearment).
If buying online is there a quarantine period where you shouldn’t self feed to insure that they don’t have any pathogens?
I have seen that antibiotics are deadly to them but is there a way to prevent infection from their gut bacteria? Do any keepers take antibiotics as a precaution after feeding?
Would stimulants be harmful to them? (ADHD)
Of the medicinal species, which are your favorite and why?
I really like sand aquariums is sand harmful to them or a good substrate?
Could I see some tank setup photos please?
Thank you!
I have 3 H. Verbanas already, and I want to branch out and find more cool species of leeches to keep. I'm looking for a species that could live with my 3 verbanas in a 5 gallon tank!
(If you think keeping leeches is weird please do not interact with this post, I do not care about your opinion.)
I got 3 and the 2 others didn't do this so I'm kinda confused lol
(Ignore the audio I was watching Steven universe)
Cross-posted from r/Aquariums
Wondering wtf this thing is?
I found a smaller different one gliding on the glass this morning, and posted it to r/plantedtank. Mixed reviews of planaria vs leeches vs detritus worm.
Then this afternoon, I came across this guy gliding his way across the sand. It's roughly 0.5-0.75cm long. Posted this one (and this video) to r/Aquariums and so far consensus is weird unusual leech, though I am somewhat skeptical.
Also, when I posted the first one in the morning, someone suggested I try cutting it, to see if it survived like a planaria would. Well that went terribly and I only managed to mangle it, and it continued to scoot around, albeit slower than before. When I dropped the second one in the container, when it eventually came across the now disabled but still alive one, it seemed to attack it? You can see this at the very end of the video.
I added a sacrificial ramshorn snail and a few neocaridina culls to this container to see what would happen, but no one seems phased by any of the others.
Does anyone have thoughts? Is this actually a leech?
I posted a few weeks ago about finding this leech in one of my tanks. I don't want to keep it but before I kill it, I wanted to offer it a home with any collectors.
Would just ask for the cost of shipping otherwise free. If you would like it lmk
Dropped from a tree in Nandapha NP, Arunachal Pradesh, India. ID please