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Hey, just want to share with you guys a weird behavior my fish exhibit. I have a coral beauty that loves to eat poop. seriously. When my other fish poop, the coral beauty will think it is food, and chiong to eat. I know alot of fish will sample poop, but will spit it out. But my this coral beauty, eat the poop liao, never spit out. I have observed this phenomena everyday for the past 2 weeks. Anyone have a fish that eat poop? or behave in a manner most unusual, please share haha!

It is confirm not because it is hungry. I feed my fish 4 to 5 meals a day. Small, light feedings. Also, i feed them a variety of food. The 4 - 5 feedings include pellet, mysis, henry's food, fresh prawn and lettuce. So its confirm not hungry or bored with its food. Some mental illness :yeah:

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Hey, just want to share with you guys a weird behavior my fish exhibit. I have a coral beauty that loves to eat poop. seriously. When my other fish poop, the coral beauty will think it is food, and chiong to eat. I know alot of fish will sample poop, but will spit it out. But my this coral beauty, eat the poop liao, never spit out. I have observed this phenomena everyday for the past 2 weeks. Anyone have a fish that eat poop? or behave in a manner most unusual, please share haha!

It is confirm not because it is hungry. I feed my fish 4 to 5 meals a day. Small, light feedings. Also, i feed them a variety of food. The 4 - 5 feedings include pellet, mysis, henry's food, fresh prawn and lettuce. So its confirm not hungry or bored with its food. Some mental illness :yeah:

My mimic tang and foxface does that too. :paiseh:

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50 Gal Sump,

Apex Controlled System (Lab grade),
Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer,
Vortech MP40wQD,

Jebao RW-15

Maxspect Razor 320w
Eheim 1260 Return Pump,
Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller,
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eat poop good wad, better then a good skimmer lol

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Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3

Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft

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Tunze TS24 with 7096

Tunze Osmolator

American Pinpoint PH monitor

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lol. but very disgusting

I guess to them it taste good. :sick:

Reefing since 2003
 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):-
50 Gal Sump,

Apex Controlled System (Lab grade),
Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer,
Vortech MP40wQD,

Jebao RW-15

Maxspect Razor 320w
Eheim 1260 Return Pump,
Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller,
TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon 



 

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lol. but very disgusting

Lemon, could it be that the fish that is pooping hasn't been digesting his food properly, then the poop eater gets attracted to the smell of the undigested food?

Happened to my adult dog once, digestion problem. Took a s--t, turned around and recognised his breakfast inside then..... chomp! :pinch:

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Lemon, could it be that the fish that is pooping hasn't been digesting his food properly, then the poop eater gets attracted to the smell of the undigested food?

Happened to my adult dog once, digestion problem. Took a s--t, turned around and recognised his breakfast inside then..... chomp! :pinch:

haha! maybe. Quite logical... Sometimes my shrimp also eat shit....

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It can actually be beneficial to your tank! Each food item digested 2 times. Less waste. Leftover nutrients absorbed on the second digestion cycle.

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