Potato bug

[Vicious_Fish]

Around where I live people call these Potato Bugs even though it's a type of Stink Bug. I've fed them to my oscar before. He'll eat anything. The rest of my fish won't touch them.

 

[CDickes1988]

Glad we narrowed that down to.... errr... 3 very different creatures.

 

[artemis1]

where I'm from (idaho the land of potatos) we call these potato bugs-

not jerusalem crikets or roly polys. but from the description i think your referring to the cricket. and no, i would not feed him to your oscar. bugs are always loaded with pesticides and crap like that...

 

[Eläköön]

well it depends. if you use pesticides or live near an area that do i wouldnt risk it-
but if you know you and surrounding areas dont then go for it

 

[woofy]

isnt the first pic that buy that rolls up into a little ball. i see those here alot but in the grass and like most places i wouldnt trust it as it has pesticides.

 

[dogofwar]

I don't think that fish like the taste of roly-polies (what I call a potato bug)...I tried it.

 

[Guapote]

Actually probably this seeing as he said filling and nasty looking.

(Edit : Both are commonly referred to as "potato bugs" in certain areas.)

The pregnant females are known to be toxic to even humans

I wouldn't chance it.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

where I'm from (idaho the land of potatos) we call these potato bugs-

not jerusalem crikets or roly polys. but from the description i think your referring to the cricket. and no, i would not feed him to your oscar. bugs are always loaded with pesticides and crap like that...

i often see something similar up here but with spots. They have hooks on their legs to hang on to things. They have very tough exoskeletons. But they are very friendly so I wouldnt kill him

 

[gar man]

i feed my fishs bugs all the time

 

[Bottomfeeder]

i feed my fishs bugs all the time

/faint