Detritus Eater

[Mikey122687]

What are some good fish that would eat all the Detritus? I have a tons of detritus at the bottom of the sand bed and every now and then it floats up and move all around the tank which in turn make the tank looks really dirty. I can't siphon it because i have sand on the bottom, what would i get to eat it?

 

[Bluemon]

nothing really solves detritus problems...

because the detritus eater would produce detritus...

the only real solution is cleaning them manually.

no fish eats poo. thats disgusting.

if you need something to clean the tank,
try WORMS (spaghetti are nice), SEA CUCUMBERS. they can stir sand nicely

 

[rqc]

All my fishes are fed well 3x a day but my Blue tang still eats my yellow tangs pooh as well as others. I'm not sure why but yeah it is disgusting.

nothing really solves detritus problems...

because the detritus eater would produce detritus...

the only real solution is cleaning them manually.

no fish eats poo. thats disgusting.

if you need something to clean the tank,
try WORMS (spaghetti are nice), SEA CUCUMBERS. they can stir sand nicely

 

[Arkayology]

Suck it out of the sand or blow it into the water column and do a water change to remove it. Like Bluemon said, everything poops. Adding something to eat detritus will not solve the problem. If you want to add something that eats detritus and is cool, that is a different story. There are a whole host of inverts that eat the stuff. Do a search to see what will do what.

 

[aleonn]

My blue, naso, and Kole tangs eat fish poo as it floats around the water column. My fighting conchs seem to take care of a lot of the feces/detritus that land on the substrate. The remainder should be taken care of my bristleworms, nassarius snails, and other sand-dwelling creatures. It also helps that my Vortechs create an undertow that moves some detritus into the water column.

 

[DarthSimon]

One word.... Vortech!!