LEECHES

Help - how can i get rid of leeches in my pond????

 

Have you tried suspending fresh meat in the water and catching them when they cling on for supper?

 

THANK YOU I WILL GIVE IT A TRY.

 

Hmmmm! Leech fishing!

 

I really didn't think we had leeches in this country!!

How horrible!!

 

Why do you want to get rid of them?

 

Tell them theres a Burberry sale on in town! :eek:

Advice taken from

http://pondclub.users.btopenworld.com/Tips/Treatments/index.htm

"If the pond has a bad case of infestation, dangle a piece of raw liver overnight in the water. You might have to do this over several nights until you find no leeches attached to it in the morning. "

Chemicals used include dimilin or Malathion

Any reasonable pond aquatic place will know, plus there are loads of koi forums which I notice discuss such topics.

http://www.koi.com.my/cgi-bin/koiforum/gforum.cgi?post=63907

BM

 

How much damage do leeches do? There's thousands of the little suckers in one of my clients Koi ponds. I never thought they would seriously damage the fish. Certainly less than malathion!!! Might even provide a tasty snack.

 

I have loads of leaches in my top fishless pond, but have never seen one in the bottom fish pond.