Why Are My Fish Pooping So Much?!

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az9

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yesterday when i woke up i found that the bottom of my tank was covered in fish poop so i vacuumed it out and a couple hours later the same thing happened, so i vacuumed again and this morning when i woke up there was more poop! and it's not just a little bit of poop, it's a lot and it's all over! i know i'm not over feeding them. so does anybody know what's wrong? please help! i'm getting tired of vacuuming the tank!
 
and it all happened after i got a new pleco.

idk if that helps.
 
Plecs are poop machines, could be him.
Do you have any snails such as nerites? They poop a lot too.

Edit: forget the snail idea, if you've only just got the plec then there's the culprit
 
If it's a common pleco it will grow very large (a foot or larger), and yes they are poo machines :)
 
Plecos are big big pooping machines, u will have to get used to it (-:
 
it's not a common pleco. my brother picked it out and i can't remember what kind it is but it only gets 5-6 inches. thanks guys! 
 
BN?
 
That pleco information is the ticket... They are going to poop, because they eat a lot of vegetation.  Just like horses and cows poop a lot.
 

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