Giant water bug info..maybe

[Galapoheros]

My brother found one at his house around November, I had an empty 10 gal with only water in it. That's pretty boring so I took the bug to my house. I notice people have had problems with them leaving the aquarium. This one did it twice but then I turned off the water pump. I think that's what bothers them(Lethocerus), they like still, quiet bodies of water best. Any waterfalls, bubbles, I don't think they like it and they try to leave(imo). This one stopped trying to get out and hasn't tried in about 8 months now. Water doesn't smell bad either with the pump off and no fish. I have snails, and daphnia are swimming around in there, maybe that has something to do with it. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

 

[Crysta]

yep i kept one of these for about 2 years till it finally died, amazing creatures... lol I had it in a small critter keeper with still water, ate like a champ and somehow ended up with eggs on her shell and she died but i think 2 years is a pretty long time for them to live.
awesome feeders though. I changed her water half and half every week or so.

 

[Galapoheros]

This one had eggs too, but this species puts them on objects out of the water, like on sticks and plants. She didn't have a place to put them out of the water so ...that didn't work. There's a rock out of water now though, just in case there are more to lay but I doubt it.