When someone mentions ‘leeches’ your mind invariably imagines a large, thick, dark bloodsucking worm-like creature that are likely to suck onto someone’s skin from a tropical forrest or an Asian swamp. But for some reason marine leeches don’t fit this…
Marine leeches are a poorly known and rare group of macro ectoparasites
Parasites are a common occurrence in any hobby and we as pet owners deal with them on a regular basis. Parasites are nasty opportunistic organisms that latch onto animals (in our case, fish) and feed on their blood, tissue, fluids…
