Poop Eaters?

[rusty-nail-z]

Is there any type of freshwater addition to my tank that eats fish poo? Kind of like a clean-up crew for freshwater, cuz that would be cool.....

 

[musho3210]

plants and a gravel vacuum are the only effective poop eaters (taker-outers)

 

[clawlan]

who would want to eat poo?

 

[Rbishop]

No. There are fish that scavange uneaten food. Not fish wastes. That is where you come in with the gravel vacs.

 

[rusty-nail-z]

thanx all, wishful thinking ehh....

 

[hitman12131976]

To scavenge to the gravel, get Cory Cats or Bamboo Shrimp to help out with that.

 

[wataugachicken]

even if there was a fish or creature that ate poo. . . it would also have to poo. any creature you put into your tank will produce waste, so no animals can be reliable waste-removers or reducers. somewhere along the line you have to do the cleaning yourself.

 

[rusty-nail-z]

2-Shay chicken, 2-Shay

 

[rusty-nail-z]

One thing I noticed though with my water changes and thus gravel cleaning...once I get the siphon going, the water comes out so fast compared to how much pooh I can get out of the gravel. I dont do more than 20 percent changes, and im guessin Id have to do like 50 percent in one sitting to get all the poooh out of the gravel...anyone relate?

 

[OgreMkV]

You bet. I thought I would siphon about half my gravel. I did three two inch spots and half the water was gone. Fortunately, I always prep more water than I think I'll need.