Least Messy Fish

[Will Hayward]

Define "Messy". Seems like a useless term when relating to fish.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Define "Messy". Seems like a useless term when relating to fish.

it's subjective, but to me it is fish that aren't leaving too much behind when they feed and poop.

 

[Will Hayward]

it's subjective, but to me it is fish that aren't leaving too much behind when they feed and poop.

So a fish that tears out plants, digs up substrate, flips rocks wouldn't apply.

I think another term should be used.

If you are looking for something that does not add a lot of work for the bioload of a tank, then that might be something different. To many small details. Not sure why this is even relevant, since a the solutions to a messy fish are so simple.

 

[Nicksplosion]

pictus cats are prety clean. never seen waste from them in my tank.

 

[jphillips2020]

I guess anything that gets big or eats live food is probably gonna be somewhat "messy" IMO. Atleast alot more messy than flake eaters or neons

 

[chesterthehero]

might be messy.. but hes easy to clean up after

 

[DwarfCichlid101]

Actually, my Jaguar hybrid is pretty danty when it comes to eating. He doesn't make too much of a mess when eating, but when it comes to otherwise he can make a mess.

 

[niblit]

all my tetras are super messy my puffer leaves parts of them everywhere lol

 

[benzjamin13]

Bichirs don't seem to be very messy to me

 

[Miles]

Oscars are only messy when you overfeed them crap food and don't maintain their tank properly.. Premium foods have left byproducts, and much like dog food, create the effect of less physical waste.