Crustaceans - Aquarium Advice

Arshis · 01-16-2006, 12:18 AM

As we know many fish eat crustaceans such as crabs, cray fish, shrimp ect. But a pillbug/rolleypolly is also a crustacean can you feed these bugs to your fish?
This is the crustacean I'm talking about common in Virginia and though out most of the us I beleive.

http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg377.html

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 01-16-2006, 07:50 AM

I think up here they are called potato bugs.. look the same, and I wouldn't feed them to my fish.. they can ingest pesticides, herbicides and introduce other disease to the tank.

01-16-2006, 12:18 AM	#1
Arshis Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 62	Crustaceans As we know many fish eat crustaceans such as crabs, cray fish, shrimp ect. But a pillbug/rolleypolly is also a crustacean can you feed these bugs to your fish? This is the crustacean I'm talking about common in Virginia and though out most of the us I beleive. http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg377.html

01-16-2006, 07:50 AM	#2
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	I think up here they are called potato bugs.. look the same, and I wouldn't feed them to my fish.. they can ingest pesticides, herbicides and introduce other disease to the tank. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

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