Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
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Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
My puffer poops a lot and big poops. Can these wait to be cleaned between water changes? I wouldn't want to swim around in my own poo but I guess that's why God didn't make me a fish. Anyways- Is poo bad or good for the tank or neither?
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
I always vacuum aquarium bottom 
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
i used to put ghost shrimp in my tank as a clean up crew and to serve as prey during my puffs "hunting mode". inbetween getting chased, they would eat everything. including his poop o_O
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
I suck out obvious poop with a turkey baster. I w/c 3X weekly to keep pooh out
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
If there is good flow, it should either be taken up into the filter or breaks down into the substrate & is further broken down by biological bacteria, in an established tank. How big is the tank & how large is the puffer?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
Large puffs I vac out all poops before the break up. It makes a non-trivial difference in the water quality. Small puffs I generally do not as I usually have a bigger margin of safety on water quality.
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Re: Do I need to poop scoop between water changes?
*writing long turkey baster on my shopping list*bertie 83 wrote:I suck out obvious poop with a turkey baster. I w/c 3X weekly to keep pooh out
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