I stepped into my backyard pond today to repair an air hose and when I got out, I noticed about 50, small (3 mm), transparent, larvae looking critters attached to my feet. Water alone would not wash them off, they were fastened, like a leach. I’ve never noticed them before and do t know if they are good or bad. The pond is about 400 gal with hyacinth, water lilies, kankong, Papyrus, guppies and 2 red-eared, slider. Any ideas? Good, bad? Ph is around 7.4, and N, P, and oxygen levels all good.
Tiny, transparent organisms attached to my feet when exiting my pond
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Most likely leeches.
Most likely leeches.
Leech like creatures in pond
Hello all- I have a natural swimming pool, and about 6 months ago these little suckers decided to join the party... 507048 What the heck are they? Walking barefoot in the gravel area of the pond gets these guys excited and they latch onto bare skin. I've tried setting a leech trap with...
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The fish will eat them and I went in a river once and came out w/them all over my legs. I just brushed them off and no issues from them. If the leaches are too big for your little guppies to eat, I don't know if the turtle will eat them. Maybe put in a few bigger fish (goldfish) to gobble them up?
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Leaches suck blood from you, fish, turtles, frogs , pretty much anything if i had a 400 gallon like yours id probably try a kuli loach or clown loach from a pet store place some leaches in a bag with the loach and see if they eat them