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swizz
Fish Egg
 Number of posts : 6
Age : 39
Location : Sydney, Australia
Job/hobbies : Fishes
Humor : Fast & Furious
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Registration date : 2009-11-25
| | Subject: Constant pooing Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:39 am | |
| I was wondering is it normal for BN fishes to poo all the time, when i wake up, or come home from work there is always pellet poo everywhere its not like i feed them all the time, i think it could be the driftwood they graze...Hence is it a common thing, pain constantly cleaning the tank though, there proberly loving it swimming an sucking in there own poo. :bball: | |
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Curby
The Boss
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Age : 40
Location : Wigan UK
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Humor : Comedian
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Registration date : 2008-12-26
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:20 pm | |
| There is no way around this unfortunately this is the only downside to keeping plec's...... I have to do a gravel vac once a week to keep it under control...and the more plecs and bigger they are the more they crap..  Plenty of gravel vac's will keep it under control for you...even though its a real pain doing it all the time...  | |
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Jagtazman
Chief poster
Number of posts : 659
Age : 49
Location : Halifax, UK
Thank You Points : 6
Registration date : 2009-10-27
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:53 pm | |
| I find my catfish eat some of it , but as i keep either bare bottoms or sand its quite easy for me to clean up | |
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deano
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Registration date : 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:47 pm | |
| yep its a pain wait till you get to the 400 mark then you have some crap in your tank lol | |
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Kurosaki J
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Registration date : 2009-01-22
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:52 pm | |
| All of the replies are the horrible truth , welcome to the world of keeping Loricariidae/Ancistrus.  J | |
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Curby
The Boss
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Age : 40
Location : Wigan UK
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| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:22 am | |
| the only down side lol..... | |
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Jagtazman
Chief poster
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Age : 49
Location : Halifax, UK
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Registration date : 2009-10-27
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:39 pm | |
| - Curby wrote:
- the only down side lol.....
That and some water changes  | |
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santor
Fish Egg
Number of posts : 14
Age : 60
Location : Sheridan, Arkansas, USA
Job/hobbies : Aquariums, Crabitats, Bonsai, Gardening
Thank You Points : 0
Registration date : 2010-02-11
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Sun May 02, 2010 6:29 pm | |
| My fiddler crabs clean it up for me. It looks like they are sucking in spaghetti | |
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Bwompus
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Age : 52
Location : 38° 1′ 47″ N, 84° 29′ 41″ W
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Registration date : 2010-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Mon May 03, 2010 3:41 pm | |
| - Jagtazman wrote:
- Curby wrote:
- the only down side lol.....
That and some water changes Looks like they are laying cable. | |
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Bwompus
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Number of posts : 541
Age : 52
Location : 38° 1′ 47″ N, 84° 29′ 41″ W
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Thank You Points : 5
Registration date : 2010-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Mon May 03, 2010 3:41 pm | |
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Amber
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 118
Location : Boise, Idaho, USA
Thank You Points : 12
Registration date : 2009-05-10
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Mon May 03, 2010 9:01 pm | |
| There is the usual lots of poo, and then there is extraordinary lots of poo, even for an Ancistrus. I was thinking of posting a similar question myself, as I just bought 3 young L-144 that I am having to vacuum up after every couple of days, not once a week. They seem to be chowing down on the wood more than any others I've had. They seem healthy and active, perfectly normal in every way but for the massive amount of poo they generate. They had been in the shop for a couple of months and evidently the shop keeper had to vacuum every couple of days also; I asked.
These look like standard color morph L-144, but I've never read anything about the eating habits of the original L-144, could be these are color morph L-144 with a dash of the original somewhere in their background? That is doubtful, since I'm in the US, but possible I guess. Anybody have any ideas? | |
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Spreebok
Large Bristlenose
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Age : 30
Location : Exeter, Devon, England
Thank You Points : 11
Registration date : 2009-11-26
| | Subject: Re: Constant pooing Thu May 06, 2010 1:55 pm | |
| Aha, it's even worse after feeding peas xD | |
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