What’s the best CUC for cleaning fish poop

[leo12345]

So all my other fish just poop clouds of poop but my flame angel poops little turds everywhere and after a while you can start to notice the them so is there a fish/CUC for cleaning up fish waste? I have a cleaner shrimp but he just cleans up extra food and i have hermit crabs but I don’t think they do anything because there so small.

 

[Soilworker]

Following along, curious to see what folks have to recommend.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So all my other fish just poop clouds of poop but my flame angel poops little turds everywhere and after a while you can start to notice the them so is there a fish/CUC for cleaning up fish waste? I have a cleaner shrimp but he just cleans up extra food and i have hermit crabs but I don’t think they do anything because there so small.

Filters clean poop. there are worms such as bristleworm and sea cucumber as examples which eat detritus and some waste but its your filters job to accomplish this

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Reefcleaners has a list of CUC and what they do.... I find it useful. I order all my CUC from this place as well.

Tank Cleaners - Reef Cleaners

We know their behavior and what they eat. Utilizing the right combination of species will yield the best results.

www.reefcleaners.org

 

[leo12345]

Filters clean poop. there are worms such as bristleworm and sea cucumber as examples which eat detritus and some waste but its your filters job to accomplish this

My filter can clean the poop that dissolves in the water but it cant clean the poop that falls to the floor in little balls thats why I would like to have a cuc member that will eat it.

 

[leo12345]

Reefcleaners has a list of CUC and what they do.... I find it useful. I order all my CUC from this place as well.

Tank Cleaners - Reef Cleaners

We know their behavior and what they eat. Utilizing the right combination of species will yield the best results.

www.reefcleaners.org

Detritus is fish poop right?

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

that is correct. detritus is indeed poop

its defined as organic waste.

 

[Reefer Matt]

A vacuum during water changes is the cuc for poop in the sand. Also can try nassarius snails.

 

[PeterEde]

I have a couple over rather large, I believe fireworms that I have left for just this reason

 

[ChiCity]

surprised no one mentioned anything specific…
but nassarius are probably your best bet.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

that is correct. detritus is indeed poop lol

Fish poop, uneaten food scraps, macroalgae scraps, dead livestock - pretty much anything that is organic in nature. It's actually a pretty broad term. To quote two of Google's definitions for it:
"waste or debris of any kind."
"organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms."

 

[vetteguy53081]

Detritus is fish poop right?

Best answer is, its dead particulate organic material as opposed to dissolved organic material which typically includes the bodies or fragments of dead organisms as well as feces

 

[PeterEde]

How about Detritus = Undissolved Organic Waste (uneaten food/dead critters/poop)

 

[bnord]

have a tiger tail cucumber in each tank that come out at night an goto bed just a little bit fatter and assume its poop that gets them there

Nassarius are a good addition at any rate

 

[PeterEde]

surprised no one mentioned anything specific…
but nassarius are probably your best bet.

I have 4 nassarius still. Who appear to be doing a great job of keeping my bottom clean.

No pun intended

 

[leo12345]

Are there any hermit crabs that eat poop or that can be compatible with snails?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Nothing specifically eats poop except for bacteria and many of the organisms you can only really get as hitchhikers. The best you can do is get lots of sand sifters that will kick up the poop and send it into the filter.

 

[PeterEde]

Nothing specifically eats poop except for bacteria and many of the organisms you can only really get as hitchhikers. The best you can do is get lots of sand sifters that will kick up the poop and send it into the filter.

Chocolate Goby is great for making my tank into a snow globe

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

Chocolate Goby is great for making my tank into a snow globe

That’s been my experience with most gobies…..

 

[leo12345]

That’s been my experience with most gobies…..

Will yellow watchmen gobies also do that?