imanewbies
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Hi, apologies if i've posted in the wrong section as i thought this would be the most suitable place to post this question.
I've had my magnificent foxface for around 2months and eats like a pig. Diet is mainly dried seaweed(those sushi nori) along with some mysis shrimp which are fed around thrice a week. Recently, i've included new life spectrum pellets in the diet.
My question is regarding its poo. For quite sometime, i've noticed seaweed bits floating around in the water column but didn't think too much of it. Only in the recent few days, i discovered that the source of all this was actually from my foxface. The fish was pooing dark coloured seaweed bits. Is this normal? I don't recall reading about this anywhere. Is there something i should be concerned about?
I've checked the packaging on the seaweed but there's no indication of any chemical preservatives or seasoning. Just says seaweed as the ingredient.
The fish doesn't appear to be thinning though, as compared with photographs i've taken of it at an earlier stage.
The fish is kept in a 4x2x2, with no ammonia or nitrites. Nitrates are slightly high at between 30-40ppm but i'm not going for a reef setup so i think its still ok. Testkits used are Salifert Testkits. From what i was told by the LFS, this fish i got is collected from the Maldives. Due to school work and exams, i've not changed the water for the last 2months.
I've had my magnificent foxface for around 2months and eats like a pig. Diet is mainly dried seaweed(those sushi nori) along with some mysis shrimp which are fed around thrice a week. Recently, i've included new life spectrum pellets in the diet.
My question is regarding its poo. For quite sometime, i've noticed seaweed bits floating around in the water column but didn't think too much of it. Only in the recent few days, i discovered that the source of all this was actually from my foxface. The fish was pooing dark coloured seaweed bits. Is this normal? I don't recall reading about this anywhere. Is there something i should be concerned about?
I've checked the packaging on the seaweed but there's no indication of any chemical preservatives or seasoning. Just says seaweed as the ingredient.
The fish doesn't appear to be thinning though, as compared with photographs i've taken of it at an earlier stage.
The fish is kept in a 4x2x2, with no ammonia or nitrites. Nitrates are slightly high at between 30-40ppm but i'm not going for a reef setup so i think its still ok. Testkits used are Salifert Testkits. From what i was told by the LFS, this fish i got is collected from the Maldives. Due to school work and exams, i've not changed the water for the last 2months.
