| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detritus | detritus | debris | unidentified | (not available) | juv./adults |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Vascular plant fragments | Zambia | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Synechococcus | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Synechocystis | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Merismopedia | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Microcystis | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Lyngbya | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Oscillatoria | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Spirulina | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | unidentified | (not available) | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | unidentified | Zimbabwe | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Unidentified | Zimbabwe | recruits/juv. |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Keratococcus | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Tetraedron | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Cosmarium | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Unidentified | Zimbabwe | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Filamentous green algae | Zimbabwe | recruits/juv. |
| plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | Trachelomonas | Rwanda | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | ostracods | Unidentified | Zambia | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | Unidentified | Zimbabwe | adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | unidentified | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | Unidentified | Zimbabwe | recruits/juv. |