Need help identifying what parasite this is

[jlammonds]

I went through some more of m y reference books this morning, and they all just say FW or formalin dips or Trichlorfon. In Hadfield/Clayton, I did find some good information: as I mentioned, the eggs produced by the leeches are an issue for long term control by dipping, because the eggs are in cocoons in the tank itself. This reference indicates that full control will require dipping AND frequent siphoning of the tank itself to remove as many of the eggs as you can.

I'll start doing a water change/clean the sand every couple of days for a month or 2 and continue to do fw dips for fish with any signs of them! I hope that this was an isolated case and nobody else starts bringing home these hitch hikers!