Is it normal for some fish to eat other fish' poop?

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HiGhTiMeZ

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weird :screwy: i just noticed today after feeding my arowana and pbass some feederfishes...
i saw my tinfoils and bala shark ate my pbass and aros poop!!! :WHOA: i was like wtf! is it normal for these fishes? im worried abt their health even theyre just my dither fishes.
 
HiGhTiMeZ;561109; said:
weird :screwy: i just noticed today after feeding my arowana and pbass some feederfishes...
i saw my tinfoils and bala shark ate my pbass and aros poop!!! :WHOA: i was like wtf! is it normal for these fishes? im worried abt their health even theyre just my dither fishes.


Poop still has nutrients in it. For a long time, my female mollies used to follow my male molly around and eat his poop as he pooped.
 
Zorro;561183; said:
good point... crap

haha crap

but the poops will have less nutrients because they are twice digested
 
I used to like the fact that my albino channel cat ate the poo.... haha I called the Sh*t poo! no but really, It saved a bit of mess!
 
Zorro;561161; said:
Hey the more poop it eats the less u need to pick up :thumbsup:. Nothing to worry about

haha! i know! thats probably y i dont see too much poop on my WAY OVERSTOCKED tank!
its just that i dont know the nutrient facts on poop!
 
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