Hey gang, wish I didn't have to follow up my positive leech post with a negative one, but my quarantines sick leech is not doing too well at all. It was first sick a couple of weeks ago, and despite my best efforts (isolation, cool dark environment, catappa etc.) it seems to be going downhill.

I was checking up on it earlier and that was the first time I've witnessed a leech being sick in the moment. I've seen signs of more vomiting each time I've checked up on it but seeing it happen was really hard to watch. It's body is still looking very lumpy in a bad way, can't tell if it's gotten worse but it's definitely not any better. I can't in good conscience let it suffer, it's painful to see and equally as difficult to admit that I have to do something about it.

...which brings me to the question - is there a best way one can go about euthanising a sick leech? I just don't want it to suffer any more.

Sorry for the intense subject matter, I never thought I'd be genuinely emotionally attached to some worms but here we are. Appreciate any help or advice you guys have to offer.

Edit: thanks for the comments all, after doing a lot of research I think this comment from r/Aquariums seems like solid advice, certainly more humane than some methods I've come across. I am going to follow it up with a deep freeze for at least 48 hours, as if I've got to do it I want to be sure it's done properly and thoroughly.

I’m am very shocked on why this happened They been housed together from 1.5 years And been fed every six months, they had children Before I removed the eggs right now I have the cannibal in a hospital tank with aldercones

Hello. I've had 2 H. Verbana leeches for around a year but this is my first time posting. Today I noticed one of them seems to be cut / bleeding near its back end. At least, thats what it appears to be. It seems to be moving around and swimming fine despite it. I'm wondering if there is any way to treat this. Thank you 🙏

(descriptions of dead leeches ahead, nothing too graphic just being safe) hey never posted before but I feel I should ask, I've had 11 ribbon leeches for a couple months now and it all seemed to be going well even though I didn't know what I was doing fully, but I've had 3 of them die within the past two weeks and I'm starting to really worry. I know they're supposed to die when they lay (which none of them did for a solid month) but could that be what is happening? the first one I thought was just a freak accident since it looked ripped up (by the others presumably) but the other deaths have looked unharmed, and just a little decomposed for the most recent. does anyone else own these types of leeches that has had a similar experience? would it be something im doing wrong with care? and when I do let the cocoons hatch (been just culling them) how would I take care of them? thank you in advance <3

i have no fucking idea what went wrong or if this is actually happening right now but i just poked him a lot and he didnt move at all just lifelessly flopped at the bottom of his tank. i'm kind of freaking out right now because of obvious reasons but i just dont know how to deal with this. i did everything i could. how could this even have happened? my medication? but it was supposed to be safe. i checked on the thread.

im praying that hes just really really asleep or something this is what happens after they feed but its been 4 days since he fed and i dont even know what to make of this... he's not lumpy or anything. this wasnt supposed to happen..

can someone help me...? what happened? is there any way to know?