Sooo Much Poop!

[xamy_valox]

Bit of a strange post, but I just want to make sure everything is ok!!
In all the time I have kept tropical fish i have never seen my fish poo so much as they are lately! Everytime I look in the tank loads of my fish are pooing, and like not long after they have just pooed!!!
Is everything ok with them? I know I'm probably being stupid but I have literally never seen so much poo! It looks normal, its not stringy or anything, just very dark black and constant haha!!

 

[mike455555]

someone slipped them laxatives?

 

[xamy_valox]

Thats literally what its like haha

 

[James9114]

erm...............stop feeding lol

 

[claymashu]

Look at the type of food your feeding your fish. They all effect how it poops. Try feeding food that takes longer to digest but has to eat in lower amounts.

 

[xamy_valox]

I only feed them every other day, some days they will have flake, others they will have frozen bloodworm.
The cories also have algae wafers buts thats all!
They've had bloodworm a bit more this week, could it be down to that?

 

[soybean]

Could well be the extra bloodworm.

Give them a few days off food, clear them out - won't hurt them.

 

[HayzH]

my new fish are doing this today....one is doing it constantly and hiding too..someone said they are stressed from themove..so they poop more??...he is a poop machine!

 

[xamy_valox]

Haha! It's crazy isn't it!
Yeah I think I'll leave them to fend for themselves for a couple of days, the gouramis seem to be demolishing a few of my plants so I'm sure they won't go hungry.
Gotta get myself some pipe and get hoovering all this muck up now. How annoying that they decide to go on a poo fest as my gravel vac decides to stop picking up!