Question

Do fish eat poop? What fish will eat poop in an aquarium?

Answer 1

There is no fish that will eat poop in an aquarium. Sometimes fish are seen biting on fish poop, yet that is on the grounds that they botch it for food. Indeed, even catfish, plecos, or shrimp don't eat poop. The best way to eliminate fish poop is to utilize a rock vacuum and eliminate it physically.

Comments

Indeed this is very true and adequate people should start opening there eyes and seeing things this way.A normal fish can't easily eat it's own poop.

Answer 2

Fish can eat poop when in any water bodies as it's found suspended in the waters. Fish in the acqurium are usually given food in form of food left overs 

Comments

Can you please elaborate the source of this information because I find this partly hard to believe.

Answer 3

No they don't eat their own poop . But , there are some animals out there , like Rabbits and bunnies , who eat their own poop to get the nutrients they need

Comments

By reading this I have managed to add up on my knowledge about this topic this is very useful information about the topic I literally didn't know there is nutrients in poop.

Answer 4

There is no fish that will eat poop in an aquarium. Occasionally fish are seen chewing on fish poop, but that is because they mistake it for food. Even catfish, plecos, or shrimp do not eat fish poop. The only way to remove fish poop is to use a gravel vacuum and remove it manually.

Answer 5

There are no freshwater fish which have poop as a necessary part of their diet.but some other fish like Corydoras and catfish said to eat poop but they need some other feeding also

Comments

Very true and adequate people should start opening there eyes and seeing things this way.I also thought about it this way because while in fresh water why would it possibly want to eat poop.

Answer 6

No fresh water fish will easily eat it's own poop it is quite a rare situation and people should understand this just like humans,fish can't easily eat it's own poop.

Answer 7

No, a fish can eat it's own or other fishes poop. It is unrealistic, the fish may mistaken the poop for a food. Fishes don't eat poop.

Answer 8

No fish will eat poops. They can be seen doing it because they mistakenly think that they are foods to eat inside the aquarium or any sea bodies in this world.

Answer 9

No fish eats poops, not even the one that is in the aquarium. If you ever see a fish in an aquarium eating the pop of other fish it may be that they have got confused and consider poop as a food.

Answer 10

Goldfish are scavengers and that is why they eat their own poop. It is not because goldfish desire to eat poop. They are foraging for food and when poop is found, the goldfish eat it thinking it is a food source

Answer 11

There is no fish that would eat poop in the pond, occasionally fish is seen to eat poop but this is because they mistake with their foods

Answer 12

Some species of fish, particularly bottom feeders, may consume feces and other organic matter as part of their diet. However, not all fish eat poop.

Answer 13

There is no fish that will eat poop in an aquarium. Occasionally fish are seen chewing on fish poop, but that is because they mistake it for food. Even catfish, or shrimp do not eat fish poop. The only way to remove fish poop is to use a gravel vacuum and remove it manually.

Answer 14

Some fish, such as plecostomus, will eat the feces of other fish in an aquarium. Plecostomus are a type of bottom dwelling fish that feed on the algae and detritus that accumulates on the bottom of the tank. They will also feed on the feces of other fish, which helps to keep the tank clean. It is important to note that not all fish will eat feces, and it should not be used as a primary food source for your fish.

Answer 15

There is no fish that will eat poop in an aquarium.  fish are seen chewing on fish poop, but that is because they mistake it for food. Even catfish,  and shrimp do not eat fish poop. The only way to remove fish poop is to use a gravel vacuum and remove it manually.