| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detritus | detritus | debris | Mud | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Champsochromis caeruleus | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Copadichromis virginalis | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Cyrtocara eucinostomus | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Diplotaxodon argenteus | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Haplochromis | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Pseudotropheus | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Rhamphochromis | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Tilapia | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Engraulicypris sardella | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Mastacembelus | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Synodontis njassae | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | fish scales | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Fine, green algae | (not available) | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | unidentified | (not available) | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | unidentified | Malawi | recruits/juv. |