I have a wierd bug
- Thread starter dahumbug
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I know that caddis fly larvae build tubes out of bits if stone etc. The best thing to do is google caddis flies and see if you can ID your bug.
Whatever it turns out to be, I would remove it and relocate it somewhere away from your fish.
Whatever it turns out to be, I would remove it and relocate it somewhere away from your fish.
You'll need to feed it, but I have no idea what these things eat. I just recognised it from zoology fieldwork many years ago.
FishForTanksNotBellies
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From what I have gathered, I believe that is a Fiebers Giant Water bug. A type of freshwater Hermipteran insect.
Which are most commonly found in South Africa, and as a popular snack in Southeast Asia. They stalk their prey which are small fish, snails, and small crustaceans.
They can get pretty big too, with the largest being around 4 inches.
I would suggest re-homing into another tank.
Which are most commonly found in South Africa, and as a popular snack in Southeast Asia. They stalk their prey which are small fish, snails, and small crustaceans.
They can get pretty big too, with the largest being around 4 inches.
I would suggest re-homing into another tank.
That sounds pretty nasty 
dahumbug, which country are you in? That will help in finding out what the creature is.
dahumbug, which country are you in? That will help in finding out what the creature is.
I'm in the UK and now I am quite scared of this thing.That sounds pretty nasty
dahumbug, which country are you in? That will help in finding out what the creature is.
I will try to re home it.
Does any one know what they will feed on?
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You beat me to it
I was about to say that in the UK it is most likely to be a caddis fly larva. I couldn't find any images of Fiebers giant water bug larvae, and at that size they sound more tropical than the bugs we grow in the UK.
I was about to say that in the UK it is most likely to be a caddis fly larva. I couldn't find any images of Fiebers giant water bug larvae, and at that size they sound more tropical than the bugs we grow in the UK.
FishForTanksNotBellies
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They will feed on snails, shrimp, small fish, and small crustaceans.
FishForTanksNotBellies
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Ahh, the UK. Yeah, more than likely caddis fly larva instead of what I was originally stating. They eat decaying plant matter and algea
SeanTrollope
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Creepy little buggers these. They bite hard to. Get them in our farm in the river along with crabs. Minnows. Shrimp. Snails. Etc.
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