Feeding An Insect To My Mbuna?

[Bloopie]

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

 

[dthoffsett]

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.

 

[iairj84]

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.

 

[The_Dude]

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.

 

[TheeMon]

hey yeah, what about ladybugs? kuz i get them bad and they fall in my tanks... my fish dont eat them though...