What Bugs Are Good To Feed?

[Wobbegong]

I have 2 golden wonder killifish and I want to feed them some insects from my yard as an occasional treat. The insect I can usually find are aphids, spit bugs, earwigs, ants, and earthworms(I already feed these to my catfish). Are these bugs good to feed to fish? Any suggestions or concerns?

 

[smee82]

As long as theyre alive and you never spray pesticides in or near your yard anything should be ok.

 

[endlercollector]

I throw random small bugs into my tanks, and the Endlers polish them off fast. I would just hesitate about the earthworms unless you're sure that the fish eat them quickly.

 

[SFGiantsGuy]

And try and be cautious with earwigs; they kinda have those scissor-shaped things on their rear ends! Kinda sharp! I used to feed my Oscars earthworms and McDonald's hamburgers lol...it fattened 'em up good! Heh...

 

[SFGiantsGuy]

Yeah I have a few Endler's as well, and I give them and my Platys small sized Fluval Bug Bites and gnats from the backyard. Endler's a really really super tough to find in any CO. lf's... : ( Only ever saw them once in this state...and there were only 4 left...some of the lfs "claim" they can't even special order 'em either... : (

 

[Wobbegong]

My catfish will always find the earthworms. Sometimes it takes him a little bit and my kribensis tries to eat it but the work is too big so he just ends up wrestling it until the catfish comes and swallows it whole.

 

[SFGiantsGuy]

Yeah pretty much any larger fish LOVE earthworms! I used to have a HUGE Moonlight Gourami who actually ate some smaller earthworms heh...Giants just beat the Reds! Reds with a LOT of errors...lol...

 

[AquaticJ]

One of the most natural and nutritious foods for many omnivores/carnivores are live crickets.

 

[Jellibeen]

Maybe a silly question, but do bugs sink? My apistos don’t top feed. I am guessing earthworms would but i think they’d be too big.

 

[Sarah73]

Earthworms, beetles, cockroaches, etc. @Jellibeen you can just kill the bug and the bug will sink to the bottom.