It feeds on small invertebrates, particularly insects and their eggs.
Most species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil.
Further growth, however, was limited by reliance on small invertebrates as the main food source.
The fish's natural diet consists of small invertebrates and plants.
Their food is nectar, taken from a variety of flowers, and some small invertebrates.
In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.
It is believed to have fed on contemporary fish and small invertebrates.
The food consists of insects, worms, and other small invertebrates.
The usual food consists of crabs and various other small invertebrates.
As well, this species has been known to live off of wasps and small invertebrates.