Are Swordtails Supposed To...

[jaywings19]

Are Swordtails supposed to poop a lot?

In all seriousness... I have 3 corys in one tank and a betta in another tank. I recently got a Swordtail added to the cory tank.

Man, I have never seen a fish poop so much. Granted, I am new to the hobby... and the corys/bettas are all that I've owned so far.

I have a ton of red and brown stringy poop at the bottom of my tank. Seems like whatever he eats goes through him in a matter of minutes.

Is that normal for a Swordtail?

 

[haaris]

ive never heard of that
not saying you have bad food
but maybe the quality of the food
you give it is bad.

 

[jaywings19]

ive never heard of that
not saying you have bad food
but maybe the quality of the food
you give it is bad.

I've been feeding him either Wardley (white/brown) and TetraMin (red) tropical flakes... that would explain the colors. Just didn't expect it to go through him so fast.

Any suggestions on what specific foods/brands I should feed my Swordtail?

 

[haaris]

no i dont know any specific brand for them.
btw i have this fish food branded bye the name of
sera san premium it has brine shrims daphnia
and lots of other stuff in it it works amazinly well
for pregnant mollies thier fry and for boosting colours
of my guppies.
but im not sure if they sell it in the States