Fish poo in big tank?

Question

I have been noticing my plecos poo be very long and stringy. I consulted with MM and I trust in his answer and been using it. The color and amount is not unusal and I just reduced my feeding amount slightly. My 75 gallon tank crashed 10 days ago because of my bio load. lesson learned the hard way. I have restarted my cycle with some guppies I keep stocked for the datnoid who's in the small tank, mollies that are made for breeding, one small pleco and four small cories. Not anywhere near max on bio load, but today I have noticed the mollies have very long stringy poo comming out. one of them is like a light brownish color, the other is a very dark black. Now since this is still recycling the ammonia is very high like around 4 to 5 and I am about to water change it. MM I have three tanks btw lol. the ones I been asking you about are all in the 20 and 15 tank. Is this anything to be worried about in the Mollies? I am trying to use the mollies and gups as renewable food for dat

Answer 1

I'm not sure I follow which fish have been housed with which other fish in the recent past. Have the pleco and the mollies been housed together or are they currently in the same tank? Even in the event that they are, I would suggest that it's more likely dietary than disease related if the color is normal. Both of these fishes are nearly total vegetarians and would do well on a diet that reflects that preference. Leaf lettuce, zucchini, etc would be a good addition to their diet and would confirm it being dietary within 48-36 hours.

MM

Answer 2

Change the water and if it is some thing about the poo they sell water vacuums. To be sure it isnt any thing in the water they also sell test kits. You can test the waters ph balance, and other chemical imbalances.

Answer 3

OK, ewwww. I do not want to read that, but ask a veterinarian.

Answer 4

im not even gona read all that! EW!!!!!!!!!!!!