List of low-bioload fish

[Cactuspixie]

I would like to put together a list of fish that have light bioloads. I seem to be drawn to the poopiest freshwater fish on the planet!

So, please add the names of fish you know to have light bioloads, and if possible, whether they are fussy eaters.

Thanks!

[Goldfish loach boy]

Ghost shrimp, shrimp in general

Kuhli loaches

Also Cory cats

[Coursair]

Most Nano fish. Little fish, light bioloads usually.

Guppies aren't Nano.

CPDs , Ember Tetras, Micro Rasbora species etc.

Dwarf Shrimp like RCS and CRS.

[bettaowner]

Dwarf puffers are an exception. They have a high bio load for such a small fish.

[NYgiantsRP]

The smaller the fish the smaller the poop...right? Kind of easy to figure oh ah?

[emerald76]

Originally Posted by NYgiantsRP

The smaller the fish the smaller the poop...right? Kind of easy to figure oh ah?

It doesn't work that way. Guppies have a bioload comparable of mollies. A Molly could probably be compared to a small cichlid.

[fins]

Originally Posted by emerald76

It doesn't work that way. Guppies have a bioload comparable of mollies. A Molly could probably be compared to a small cichlid.

So what factors play into it then?

[NYgiantsRP]

Originally Posted by emerald76

It doesn't work that way. Guppies have a bioload comparable of mollies. A Molly could probably be compared to a small cichlid.

So wait? I'm confused. You are saying a guppy has the same bioloads as a small cichlid. What is a small cichlid to you? Dwarfs? Or small conventional cichlids?

It depends on how you feed your fish also. If you feed them a lot they will poop a lot. Feed lightly and there will be less poop.

[bobc4d]

I've heard betta have low bio load

[emerald76]

Originally Posted by NYgiantsRP

So wait? I'm confused. You are saying a guppy has the same bioloads as a small cichlid. What is a small cichlid to you? Dwarfs? Or small conventional cichlids?

It depends on how you feed your fish also. If you feed them a lot they will poop a lot. Feed lightly and there will be less poop.

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that they are close. A guppy could be a little less, a Molly could be a little more, a small dwarf cichlid could be a little more than that. But a penguin tetra, bigger than a guppy, has a smaller bioload. Get what I'm saying?

[NYgiantsRP]

Originally Posted by emerald76

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that they are close. A guppy could be a little less, a Molly could be a little more, a small dwarf cichlid could be a little more than that. But a penguin tetra, bigger than a guppy, has a smaller bioload. Get what I'm saying?

Oh ok, ya, they ascend in brio load. Guppy, Molly, dwarf cichlids.

[NYgiantsRP]

Originally Posted by bobc4d

I've heard betta have low bio load

They do. They are actually a pretty small fish, just a lot of fins.

[Cactuspixie]

So the amount of poop produced is one thing, but what about the other ways fish can excrete waste? I've read here somewhere that some fish excrete ammonia through their gills?

[heyheyitsrae]

Not just size, but also diet. Fish that eat lots of greens (plecos, mollies, goldfish, etc) aren't able to actually digest all of the plant material (cellulose, i believe?) too efficiently and because of this they poop it a lot of it out. Predators, like oscars (and on a smaller scale puffers) eat messily by chewing their prey into bits and they arent always able to catch all the bits so it just kinda rots.