Top Five heavy hitters in bioload?

[FINWIN]

What would be your top 5 "water foulers"? Of the fish I ever had I would say

1. Oscar
2. Blood Parrots
3. Pleco
4. Goldfish
5. Mollies

Three of first four are interchangeable depending on size. That "inch per gallon" rule needs to be cubed for thick fish. Mollies make more mess than most people think!

Oscar/Pleco = logs
Blood Parrot = carpet cover
Goldfish = ropes
Mollies = little ropes

Crank up the vaccum...

 

[EntoStentor]

ohoho have i got some for you.

ACFs. They make more waste than 3 plecos of the same size. I proved it. You need to AT LEAST quintuple filter with these guys. Can't stress this enough.

Oscars

Golds

Wolfish

Pretty much all catfish

Snails

Crayfish

 

[Nilsafeller]

ohoho have i got some for you.

ACFs. They make more waste than 3 plecos of the same size. I proved it. You need to AT LEAST quintuple filter with these guys. Can't stress this enough.

Oscars

Golds

Wolfish

Pretty much all catfish

Snails

Crayfish

Snails? My jumbo Peru is my 210 tank cleaner... just one at about 3 inch diameter and hes a besst at cleaning... sure he produces waste itself but cuts it down to a third

 

[EntoStentor]

pond snails poop a lot

 

[Nilsafeller]

pond snails poop a lot

Ah I c

 

[EntoStentor]

I c 2

 

[Lepisosteus]

Rays produce a lot of waste. Have never seen a fish s**t more than my blue tang though. At least once every 30 minutes.

 

[EntoStentor]

really?

 

[Allan01230]

goldies pacu Oscars any large catfish any central American cichlid over 6 inches

 

[Lepisosteus]

really?

To me? Yes. Most herbivorous fish produce a lot of waste. A lot of people experience the same with their tangs. Constantly pooping