Feeding crickets, earth worms, etc ok?

[Black Tuna]

Just curious if it's ok to feed your cichlids stuff like crickets, earthworms, cockroaches, anything found outside. Thanks.

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[Rivers2k]

I would be worried about chemicals they get into if you live in a or near an urban place but guessing if yo uare out in the country than it would probably be good for them. But that is just a guess I am curious what others say.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I feed my fish crickets i found around my house, sometime earthworms too but I have to rinse them clean, I'm not sure about cockroaches though...it's just ewww to me

 

[xraycer]

My fish gets all sorts of bugs and natural live goodies during the warm seasons. My favorite thing is catching live moths and throwing it under the glass canopy, and watch the fish all go crazy trying to catch it as its flying around between the water surface and the canopy.

 

[jagsandpits]

i feed my fish worms from the yard during the summer

 

[Wolfe]

As long as you're sure that there's no pesticides or chemicals on them then you'll be fine.

 

[predatorkeeper87]

avoid areas that may be contaminated and your golden terrestrial live food can't transfer disease as easily if at all to your fish so thats the other plus of feeding bugs and worms from outside.

 

[Black Tuna]

Thanks for the replies. Found a big 1" cricket in my apartment this morning and threw it in. My small salvini devoured it so got me thinking about other stuff. Time to dig for worms.

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[jonjoker]

i feed mine with earthworms and dubia roaches and they love them...