platy poop

[humBill]

Hi all - This is the first time I have had platys and frequently they seem
to have quite a long little poop trail. Is this normal for them or does it
just mean I need to vary their diet more?
Thanxx
Bill

[Tom Randy]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:25:01 +0000, humBill wrote:

> Hi all - This is the first time I have had platys and frequently they seem
> to have quite a long little poop trail. Is this normal for them or does
> it just mean I need to vary their diet more? Thanxx
> Bill


Mine has those as well, it seems normal to me. Don't worry about it. I
feed mine flakes and freeze dried brine shrimp. They love both.

Looks wierd tough!

Tom

[Robert Flory]

"Tom Randy" > wrote in message
. ..
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:25:01 +0000, humBill wrote:
>
>> Hi all - This is the first time I have had platys and frequently they
>> seem
>> to have quite a long little poop trail. Is this normal for them or does
>> it just mean I need to vary their diet more? Thanxx
>> Bill
>
>
> Mine has those as well, it seems normal to me. Don't worry about it. I
> feed mine flakes and freeze dried brine shrimp. They love both.
>
> Looks wierd tough!
>
> Tom
>
Daphnia, brine shrimp anything with a lot of indigestible carapace and
exoskeleton material will do it big time. They if there is an excess of
food they tend to pig out ..... Then there was my big common pleco that
beat the platys hands down ;-)

bob

[Mary Burns]

"humBill" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi all - This is the first time I have had platys and frequently they seem
> to have quite a long little poop trail. Is this normal for them or does
> it just mean I need to vary their diet more?
> Thanxx
> Bill
>
>Long poop from platies is improved by varying their food with live/frozen
>brine/bloodworm etc. Their poop breaks away much quicker than if they have
>flake too much.

[C+J Tondreau]

"humBill" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi all - This is the first time I have had platys and frequently they seem
> to have quite a long little poop trail. Is this normal for them or does
it
> just mean I need to vary their diet more?
> Thanxx
> Bill
>
>

My platies are always trailing big strings of poop behind them.... even the
babies do. Mine eat flake food & frozen brine shrimp. It seems to be a
trait of theirs for sure!

Jacqui