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Would it be safe to feed my cichlids some live feeder fish every once in a while or is this a bad idea not shure. Anyways the reason that i asked is because i did this weekend just to see what hapend and they loved it just thought that i would ask.

NO it is not a good Idea. Parasites and fungus could be on the feeders that you CAN NOT SEE! Why take the chance??
You dont' say what you are feeding. Most larger cichlids, Oscars JD, and others wil eat a smaller fish. That is instinct. The ones in the wild are better suited for them, ones in captivity are not..
Have you not ever noticed the tank they are in?? they are dirty and are never cleaned properly between shipments. Most fish store tanks are connected to one another so one diseased tank contaminates them all..Most who feed live foods now, have their own tanks and breed them themselves. You may want to see about that if you have the tank space, say a 20 gal with guppies..

Ok thanks now that you say that thoes tanks in the fish store are nasty looking and i dont have the room to breed my own so i will stick with my other food