my tang consitently poops in one corner of the tank?!?!?!?

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 01:55 AM

post title pretty much says it all, ive seen it one too many times, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON????????

he's like a cat going to the litter box!has anyone else seen this type of behavior before??i wouldnt believe it if he wasnt doing it all the time right in front of me

what a weird post

yes folks strange but true

Aragorn · 02-01-2002, 02:12 AM

No, I don't make a point of watching my fish "poop"...I respect their privacy...J/K

**schrocat** · 02-01-2002, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by organicreefer
i wouldnt believe it if he wasnt doing it all the time right in front of me

You're kidding.

Thats bizzare.
So he just looks at you and...

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 02:19 AM

yeah one look at me and

guys, this is a completely serious

post about an unusual/interesting fish behavior...its tripping me out

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 02:24 AM

he goes to the corner swims "up and backwards" into it,with his head facing the sand,so he can get his "butt" into the corner as far as he can ,from the looks of it ,and does his thing.........

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 02:25 AM

I SEE HIM DO IT EVERY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY!!!

what the heck is going on????????????????

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 02:29 AM

there are also always ,at least for the last three days ,there are always at least three hermits in his spot ,eating his poop i think

guys this is all way too weird for even me to make up....somebody please tell me they seen similar behaviors before....im starting to think i need to get a hobby

ChrisIsBored · 02-01-2002, 03:49 AM

I've read of other reefers having experiences where their Tangs will always go... you know... when they would come close to the tank.

They would also act kind of eager like it was feeding time and they were waiting for food. So everyone thought... Hey! They're just cleansing their bowels to get ready for dinner!

So maybe that's the case???

organicreefer · 02-01-2002, 03:55 AM

hmmmm ....chris is bored isnt he

j/k

might have something to do with it...but why back up into the corner???so others have at least noticed some strange bowel movements from tangs eh.......weird..anyone else 'cmon im gonna be up all night trying to figure out this "mystery"

ChrisIsBored · 02-01-2002, 05:57 AM

yeah as for the same corner thing... i dunno

Is it anywhere close to where you feed him?

They have this "no smell" carpet care stuff that's supposed to remove the smell for when dogs go.... hehe.. think they have any for fish?

organicreefer · 02-02-2002, 02:16 AM

chris gets the reefer of the week award

it does seem to be related to wanting /expecting food its that side of the tank and he did it when he saw me pick up the spirulina tonight........i got to get this on tape!

organicreefer · 02-07-2002, 11:23 PM

but its a fact.and its not related to food(well of course it really is

)............

i think its his "exclusive spot"..............he does it when im not in the room...the crabs are always there too...i think its a "dead spot" that he has found where he can store his poop????mimic tangs do eat detritus as a major portion of their diet ,i gather from my readings,and perhaps he is "recycling" his own waste and has found a way to store it??????its my best guess thus far...has nobody else ever exp.this??????

**schrocat** · 02-08-2002, 10:26 AM

Maybe he's stressed.
How many tangs do you have and how big is your tank?

**golfish** · 02-08-2002, 10:56 AM

newreefman1 · 02-08-2002, 11:47 AM

OMG. You need another job or something...another wife? cause you have way too much time on your hands. lol.

organicreefer · 02-08-2002, 02:14 PM

ok ,maybe i do need to get a life

but i just had to post this over on RC to see if i could find others with this exp.

so far two others have responded with tangs that poop in one corner...both in "deadspots" and one is even a mimic too

check it out:http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin...threadid=62464

i told you guys this was "serious " documentation of an unusual fish behavior

organicreefer · 02-08-2002, 02:18 PM

schrocat,youre given th TP squad a whole new meaning

**Ninong** · 02-08-2002, 02:24 PM

Yeah, I told him he was wasting him time asking that question.

**schrocat** · 02-08-2002, 03:09 PM

TP squad!

toilet paper?

organicreefer · 02-08-2002, 03:10 PM

02-01-2002, 01:55 AM	#1
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	my tang consitently poops in one corner of the tank?!?!?!? post title pretty much says it all, ive seen it one too many times, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON???????? he's like a cat going to the litter box!has anyone else seen this type of behavior before??i wouldnt believe it if he wasnt doing it all the time right in front of me what a weird post yes folks strange but true

02-01-2002, 02:12 AM	#2
Aragorn Governor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pine Grove, CA USA Posts: 2,064	No, I don't make a point of watching my fish "poop"...I respect their privacy...J/K __________________ "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

02-01-2002, 02:24 AM	#5
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i should document this with more detail he goes to the corner swims "up and backwards" into it,with his head facing the sand,so he can get his "butt" into the corner as far as he can ,from the looks of it ,and does his thing.........

02-07-2002, 11:23 PM	#12
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i realize this post is rediculous........................ but its a fact.and its not related to food(well of course it really is )............ i think its his "exclusive spot"..............he does it when im not in the room...the crabs are always there too...i think its a "dead spot" that he has found where he can store his poop????mimic tangs do eat detritus as a major portion of their diet ,i gather from my readings,and perhaps he is "recycling" his own waste and has found a way to store it??????its my best guess thus far...has nobody else ever exp.this??????

02-08-2002, 10:26 AM	#13
schrocat Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hilliard , Fl. Posts: 3,392	Maybe he's stressed. How many tangs do you have and how big is your tank? __________________ "One man's vulgarity is another man's lyric" -Justice John Marshall Harlan "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money." -WZ

02-01-2002, 02:19 AM	#4
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	yeah one look at me and guys, this is a completely serious post about an unusual/interesting fish behavior...its tripping me out

02-01-2002, 02:25 AM	#6
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	I SEE HIM DO IT EVERY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY!!! what the heck is going on????????????????

02-01-2002, 02:29 AM	#7
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	there are also always ,at least for the last three days ,there are always at least three hermits in his spot ,eating his poop i think guys this is all way too weird for even me to make up....somebody please tell me they seen similar behaviors before....im starting to think i need to get a hobby

02-01-2002, 03:49 AM	#8
ChrisIsBored Reefland Lurker Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 47	I've read of other reefers having experiences where their Tangs will always go... you know... when they would come close to the tank. They would also act kind of eager like it was feeding time and they were waiting for food. So everyone thought... Hey! They're just cleansing their bowels to get ready for dinner! So maybe that's the case???

02-01-2002, 03:55 AM	#9
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	hmmmm ....chris is bored isnt he j/k might have something to do with it...but why back up into the corner???so others have at least noticed some strange bowel movements from tangs eh.......weird..anyone else 'cmon im gonna be up all night trying to figure out this "mystery"

02-01-2002, 05:57 AM	#10
ChrisIsBored Reefland Lurker Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 47	yeah as for the same corner thing... i dunno Is it anywhere close to where you feed him? They have this "no smell" carpet care stuff that's supposed to remove the smell for when dogs go.... hehe.. think they have any for fish?

02-02-2002, 02:16 AM	#11
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	chris gets the reefer of the week award it does seem to be related to wanting /expecting food its that side of the tank and he did it when he saw me pick up the spirulina tonight........i got to get this on tape!

02-08-2002, 10:56 AM	#14
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,943

02-08-2002, 11:47 AM	#15
newreefman1 Council Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SanDiego Posts: 310	OMG. You need another job or something...another wife? cause you have way too much time on your hands. lol. __________________ http://members.home.net/jasonco6/fulltank

02-08-2002, 02:14 PM	#16
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	everyone who was "sure " i was making this up...... ok ,maybe i do need to get a life but i just had to post this over on RC to see if i could find others with this exp. so far two others have responded with tangs that poop in one corner...both in "deadspots" and one is even a mimic too check it out:http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin...threadid=62464 i told you guys this was "serious " documentation of an unusual fish behavior

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02-08-2002, 02:18 PM	#17
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	schrocat,youre given th TP squad a whole new meaning

02-08-2002, 02:24 PM	#18
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,691	Yeah, I told him he was wasting him time asking that question.

02-08-2002, 03:09 PM	#19
schrocat Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hilliard , Fl. Posts: 3,392	TP squad! toilet paper? __________________ "One man's vulgarity is another man's lyric" -Justice John Marshall Harlan "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money." -WZ

02-08-2002, 03:10 PM	#20
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i didnt think anyone would get it

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