Sabi

Hi,

What types of fish are the most and least waste producers?
I know that plecos are well known mass waste makers, also balloon mollys.
And tetras are among the less wasters. What others?
Thanks.

COBettaCouple

goldfish put out a lot of waste.

Neville

goldfish and guppies produce heavy wastes. angels r among least waste producers.

griffin

guppies are huge waste producers? i thought they were average/low?

Neville

i think guppies produce a lot more wastes for a fish that small , tha's just my opinion .

Radcliffe

My Mollys and Platys eat a ton and therefor produce a lot of waste. I hear plecos are big waste producers and I know that ottos and tetras are low waste.

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Butterfly

Usually the smaller the fish the low the waste produced. Plecs have a straight intestine and food just goes through. I don't think they absorb many nutrients from their food and is why they eat so much. You can actually watch the eat and poop at the same time
Carol

sick-lid boy

Just wondering... Where do Discus fit in on the grand scale of poop manufacturers? I almost NEVER see any of my Discus pooping.

cress10

Goldfish are dirty little ones. My angels are clean. And swordtails are moderate.

0morrokh

Big waste producers: goldfish, larger cichlids, livebearers (for their size), catfish
Low waste producers: small, thin fish such as Neons, Harlequins, etc., Bettas

griffin

lol - i've seen that too :P

COBettaCouple

lol.. sounds just like our platys.

Amorinthe

And....since they're my new obsession - puffers are very dirty too.

Aggresive, territorial, dirty, high maintenance....and yet i am obsessed. :

Sabi

Yeah i've seen my plecos do it!

ok so,

Livebearers
Most Catfish =High wasters
Goldfish
Large Cichlids

While,

Tetras
Harlequins
Ottos =Low wasters
Angels
More or less any thin/smallish fish

What about the loach and the corys?