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Stinkbugs as fishfood

I don't know about you, but I don't remember in past years having so many stinkbugs in the house. I've been feeding them to my congo tetras and rainbow fish (my discus have no interest in them), about 2 or more bugs a day. I squish them in the tank, just to make sure they don't escape. Just wondering, has anyone heard of problems with feeding their fish too many stinkbugs? Is the hard exoskeleton problematic and may cause digestion issues if the fish are fed them too much?

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matthewchambers11
Jan 26, 2021

We haven't had any stinkbugs, but I wouldn't worry about feeding them to my fish. From what I've read, gut analyses of fish in the wild show that they mostly eat insects, so I suspect they are quite capable of handling the exoskeletons.

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