Feeding An Insect To My Mbuna? |
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 May 3 2007, 05:29 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 11-August 05 Member No.: 15190  |
Just wondering if it's okay to feed a small, winged insect I found in my house to my mbuna.
I looked it up in google and this is the insect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladera_matrida Not gonna put that in there until I know it's safe 
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May 3 2007, 07:02 PM
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 Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.  Group: Members Posts: 3172 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Kansas Member No.: 15832 |
Unless you've raised them yourself or purchased them from your LFS, I don't recommend adding any insects to your tank as you don't know if they've been around pesticides or other poisons.
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May 3 2007, 10:48 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 26-December 06 From: The valley in cali Member No.: 27561 |
I agree, I wouldn't purposely feed any insects to my fish. That being said I've had "Mosquito Eater" insects fall into the water and the fish have eaten them and been fine. I wouldn't do it on purpose though.
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May 3 2007, 11:14 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 635 Joined: 13-March 07 From: Tennessee Member No.: 30201 |
Ditto...but I culture whirligig beetles in a 6.3 L hex and my fishies stuff themselves on them.Whirligig beetles are these little bugs that are almost exclusively aquatic, they swim in elliptical patterns giving them the name whirligig.The single bug is ok but I do suggest getting some bugs from a pond or something like, if you can, some whirligigs, or some water striders/skaters.
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May 6 2007, 10:53 PM
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Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 5-November 03 From: Ohio Member No.: 2781 |
hey yeah, what about ladybugs? kuz i get them bad and they fall in my tanks... my fish dont eat them though...
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