Fish poo'd alot

[Civicman86]

Ok so I get home today and start to clean my tank (chilchlids) and I realize my fish have poo'd like no other. I mean there poo is everywhere! I just cleaned it all out not a week ago and there is abnormaly alot. I fed them some blood worms twice this week, would that make them poo so much!? I got about 85% of it all out but need to get to bed since I work early. I plan on doing the rest tomorrow but wnat to know what is going on with all the poo.

Dustin

[StreetCypher]

Maybe increase the current so your filter intakes can pick more up.

oh, BTW, its "cichlids", not "chilchlids"

[mooman]

The fish will only poop out what you put it. Maybe cut back on feeding. I think a lot of people including myself tend to overfeed thier fish. When I feed I use a small plastic pipette and only drop in enough so that none of it ever hits the bottom, then I squeeze in a little more. As soon as the fish become complacent enough to let food hit the bottom I stop.

[Civicman86]

Thing is their is abnormaly more this time. Feeding habits are the same. :-\