Piscicola is the most abundant of
all the leeches
Seen from a distance it has a
black and white skin color
The head of Piscicola has 4 four darker
light sensitiv spots , used for hunting for
prey like small (moving) fish
a small leech standing on a leave
The horseleeche.
Leeches in youre waterplants
Sometimes the waterplants in youre pond
contain a large amount of leeches, they
are easely removed by removing the waterplants
out of the water. The leeches leave the
waterplants almost directly.
Leeches
Organophosphorus
Leeches can suddenly appear in youre aquarium or pond after collecting
live food for youre fishes or introducing new fish or waterplants.
The best thing to do is to remove it, and put them in a jar.
Most of them are good-looking worms! There bodies are covered
with rings some of them in beautiful colors.
In a pond, leeches can be found on places were there a lot of waterplants
and the bottom is swallow.
Fish leech
Piscicola or fish leech is by far the most abundant leech .
It attaches itself to the skin, and gills.
Small red injection points can been seen on the skin of the fish caused
by the bite of he leech.
If want to remove the piscicola you have to put the fish
in light brakkish water.
The live Cyclus of the fish leech, Piscicola.
Horse leech
Haemopis sanguisuga or hors leech feeds mostly on snails
and worms (so not on horses).
This leech swims gracefully through the water.
They are not thread for fishes.
Duck leech
The duck leech is found near the surface and feeds on snails
But it also waits for ducks and attaches itself to the nostrils,
of water fowl. They are sometimes cause the death of chicks.
Every leeches has its place in the pond : the Duck leech
near the surface, the fish leeche attached to leaves,
the horseleech and Clepsine on the bottom,
