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	Floating poo
Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008	Is it normal for plec's poo to float? Some sinks to the bottom, but I find some floating almost every morning in the left top corner. I vac the tank at least once or twice a week, but it's there, pretty much every day. I pick what I see floating out with a square of toilet paper (dye and perfume free). But I thought it was a little odd. Could it be from the driftwood they munch on? TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o}
Posted 26-Jul-2010 04:18
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	That's... not normal, but I don't know what could be the cause. I've never had plec poo float on me... -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jul-2010 05:08
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	What are you feeding your plec? Poo behaves similarly to what is in it. Some types of fibre float. Fat floats. Is there anything he's eating that might cause it? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jul-2010 09:30
Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008	Edited 26-Jul-2010 20:48 The normal food is tetramin flakes everyday. Every 2 weeks or so I give them a chunk of zucchini or a algae disk. But there is a huge piece of driftwood in the tank and a few plants, anubia, water sprite, and crypt. I don't get it. They don't get anything special with a high fat content. Oh, I just remembered... I also give them the algae that grows under the hood of the tank about every 2 weeks or so. TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o}
Posted 26-Jul-2010 20:45
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	None of those sound to me like they'd make the poo float I've never had any of mine make their poo float. Do you have an airstone in the tank? Possibly near where the plecs like to hang out? Only thing I could imagine is it rides the bubbles to the top and manages to sit err hang out in that corner till you find it. ^_^
Posted 27-Jul-2010 01:58
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I have bubblers, on my tanks and do not have floating poo. I don't think that's it. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 27-Jul-2010 02:31
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Such a nice subject Regardless of Animal or fish Fatty "Poo" floats Non Fatty "Poo" sinks Medium 50/50 stays about mid water. The reason the "Poo" is floating from your fish it is eating "Fatty Foods" Stop feeding fatty foods and it will sink. Give a feed of cooked green peas to clean it out first. To check what food is fatty is to feed one food at a time try 3 days and see what happens. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 27-Jul-2010 09:42
Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008	Mystery solved! A while back, I told everyone about how the Pims would terrorize the plecs at feeding time. The Sailfin (Sailor) found a way around this by swimming to the top, and floating upside down. He would then eat the flakes from the top of the tank without the Pims being the wiser. I have finally noticed teeny, tiny air bubbles in the poo strings that keep them floating. I guess Sailor is gulping air as he is feeding at the top and passing gas when he poops! TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o}
Posted 25-Aug-2010 18:53


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