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Are leeches fish

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No, they are "annelid worms".

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What eats leeches?

Fish!Fish love worms and leeches are essentially blood sucking worms...fish


What does a leech do for a fish?

Leeches = Fish food! Leeches are like worms and as you know, fish love worms!


What do fish in a lake eat?

they eat plants and some smaller fish,leeches, and other stuff of that nature.


What kind of fishes eat leeches?

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What is an example OF parasitism in a POND?

Leeches attaching to fish or turtles


What type of animals eats leeches?

Leeches are flat worm-like animals found in ponds and lakes. To keep leeches under control in a water setting, it is important to have fish around that will eat the leeches. Redear sunfish are good leech eaters.


Do leeches kill goldfish?

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Do all leeches eat blood?

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How are leeches different from flukes?

Leeches have external signs of segmentation but have little repetition of internal parts pr internal compartments.


What do leeches eat in the wild?

Most leeches will eat an entire earthworm whole! But they ALL have a passion for blood. I'm not recommending it, but you can take your pet leech and let him leech of you, your dog/cat/hamster/whatever for about 20 minutes until he/she gets full. They only consume a few cc's of blood, but you have to be careful as they may be carrying diseases...


What kind of animals live in ponds?

Frogs, Turtles, Toads, Fish, Microorganisms, Leeches, Different types of bugs, etc.


What kind of an animal eats a leech?

Birds and moles that are immune to this and cannot be internally harmed by the leeches. Also, some fish may be immune to the leeches too, so they would also be able to eat them.