hi guys i just want to know something i just saw is that some of my fishes poo are long strings and is dragging behind the fish shkuld i be concerned
@HAPPYBOY, what kind of fish do you have, size of the tank, what are you feeding them and what is your water parameters? pH, NO3, kH, gH, NH4 NH3 (ammonia) etc. How does the poo look except for long and stringy. What colour is it? Brown or slimmy and seethrough? Does your fish look bloated?
hi thx for the reply let me try and answer all that ok its in my 1000 L tank and its mostly cichlids small 5cm and about 6 plecos the poo looks like it could be slimy and light brown not realy see through my parameters are ok im feeding them alge flakes and vegetable granules with some aquaplus cichlid food
what i know is that if the poo is always there it means that you are over feeding your fish.. my fish normally poo about 15-20 min after i feed them and never during the day (well at least i never see them). how often do you feed them and do you have a feeding pattern or you just feed them at random times?
i think that might be true over feeding them they get food twice a day before i go to work and when i get back always at the same time
twice a day sounds good i feed my fish twice a day too at 8 in the morning when i open the shop and at 5 before i close. that leave us with the question how much do you feed them. i dont know much about cichlids but another think you can consider is your water temp. if its too hot they'll process the food much faster and if too cold it will take them longer which might lead to the prolonged poo... just thought it make sense don't take my word for it
i think your pleco's are the problem, i have 2 of them 1 large and the other medium and they produce long stringy poo all over the place. you have six i can imagine my tank if i had 6 would be covered. i read that pleco's are known for this and produce alot of poo. the only way i know is to basically vacuum it up. would like to know as well if there is something else i can get to get rid of the mess as it is a bit tedious
Lol @arcky1! Stringy poo can be a sign of a parasite load that's too high, keep an eye out that they don't start getting too thin.
LOL!....my fishies bowel movements have been quite regular as of late....but will keep an eye out....:cheesy:
ha ha ha. I thought it was only parents (and my foul hiking/climbing mates) that spoke about poo and here we are talking about colour and consistency. :bigsmile:
