poop eaters?
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fwlion;1198914; said:
Not true, in all ecosystems there are organisms (more often inverts than fishes) that will eat detritus and some feces. Studies show that fecal consuming fishes preferentially consume feces of predatory fishes as their feces have a higher fat and protein content than do herbivorous feces.
Druu;1199833; said:
That's great. I am going to tell my cat to go out to the backyard and pick up all the dog crap. Maybe, just maybe, we can find enough fish to do all the work for us. We can have crap eaters, algae eaters, snail eaters, the convicts will make food. Maybe there is a fish that will filter the water? Still waiting for that Waterchange Pleco to be imported from Riu Xingu.
Wasn't agreeing with his idea. Just pointing out that there are actually fishes that feed primarily on feces.
Skip the water change pleco and get a waterchange ropefish. He just sticks his arse into a bucket and siphons by mouth. ;-)
Skip the water change pleco and get a waterchange ropefish. He just sticks his arse into a bucket and siphons by mouth. ;-)
There IS a fish that eats poop and does not poop! Its called the shyzer fish. You can read about it at www.sorrymanIfeelyourpainbutyoujusthavetocleanyourtank.com
Sorry ewurm, I'll double check that link. But try aquabid under "hot" items. thats where I got mine!
As I see this thread going no where good, I'm going to close this. If you want a fish that really eats poo, look up the hippocrapeater. It is a fish, Guppy, might drop some info about it later.
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