Which poops the most?

[dwalk77]

On a per animal basis, which species produces the most waste out of these 4 -- nerite snail, amano shrimp, otocinclus, or neon tetra?
Or would you say there's not really a clear winner?

 

[Back in the fold]

Plecostomus . The hands down all time winner and never to be dethroned champion of aquatic turds.
But the ones you mentioned. Negligible. Nothing to get worked up about.

 

[Boundava]

Plecostomus . The hands down all time winner and never to be dethroned champion of aquatic turds.
But the ones you mentioned. Negligible. Nothing to get worked up about.

Agree and will add goldfish as another heavy-er, but those listed above are pretty equal in their minimal waste production.

 

[FranciscoB]

Remember that visible waste (poop) is not the worst waste product, and that nitrogenous waste (invisible as it is in solution) is more polluting.