where is the poop
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sw10mm
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where is the poop
So when I first got my puffer I saw poop a month later and for a month no poop I treated for ip stringy white poop for a cpl days now 2 months later and none! Is the bacteria in the sand eating it up? Is he not fed enough? I have an overflow so is it breaking apart? Am I just a weird fish keeper? He eats daily, either a crawfish, a cpl mussels, worms etc but I'm lots sure does make clean up easy... I'm just worried he might still have ip! All food but worms are deep frozen at -20 for. 24 hrs b4 feedings idk
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Re: where is the poop
Are you watching him 24/7?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: where is the poop
No I don't watch him 24/7 I also don't watch my dog 24/7 but I know when she goes outside a lil gift will be there for me, every other fish I had to clean up the substrate this one no,
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Re: where is the poop
If you have good flow/filtration, the poop should break down & get sucked up before you see it. I never see my 12" fahaka's poo.
Don't you wish you could do that for your dog, too?
Don't you wish you could do that for your dog, too?
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: where is the poop
Yea lol I'm thinking 15 leaf blowers pointed towards my neighbors house might help!
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Re: where is the poop
Fish poo is very soft and when it leaves the fish it is immersed in water. So as pp said it will be likely to break apart rather quick
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: where is the poop
T. mbu poo is well-bagged with a very fragile film. The first visit of the day to fish room involved grabbing the Python and turning on the tap, then slurping up the poo-balls/bags before they got dispersed. I do not remember the Fafakas having the same deal going. That made a non-trivial water quality improvement over leaving it to get dispersed. I always imagined that the Fafakas just broke theirs up and the filter had to deal with it.
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