lady bugs

[TheeMon]

kk basics, 40gal tank no lid african ciclids in tank....

ladybugs infest my house every year and ive noticeda few starting to appear in my fish tank... my fish gonna be introuble?

 

[enchanted]

I'm not an expert, but my guess your fish are going to have a good delicacy snack.

 

[Teelie]

I know they are poisonous to other insects and possibly birds, not sure if they are to fish.

 

[bluefire]

funny, i was going to post the same question.
but i would say that as they are a bright colour which usually indicates poison i wouldn't risk it untill i had all the facts

 

[Da_Oz]

I have heared that they can be bad for fish. Also fire flies can be very bad for fish.

 

[Fish Buddy]

I agree with ladybugs being poisonous, but it depends on the species (there are at least 10!) I would try to take them out of your tank if at all possible-no sense in taking chances especially with cichlids (voracious beasts).

 

[TheeMon]

i keep pulling them out... i dunno if theyve ate any yet...

 

[MAM]

um, if thats the case, maybe a temporary lid is in order here to keep them out........

 

[Fiddlesticks]

You could probably even make a temp lid out of cardboard or something. But that would be for a short time because Im sure it would get soggy. If you wanted something more permanant wood or plexiglass should work. Does anyone know how long the ladybug season is???

 

[clutterydrawer]

what are ladybugs eating isnide your house?!

 

[Fish Buddy]

Some supposidly eat afids (out side) I personally don't think they eat anything inside-they just come it through the doors (because they are stupid)

 

[TheeMon]

they try to come in for the winter to sleep here or something, they dont last long...

+++ ive tryed a bunch of random lids,(for other things) none work... either way they aint hurt nothing yet, yet being the key word...

fyi i try to kill um before they make it past my window