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My sucker fish

23 11:04:30

Question
I have a sucker fish and he was pretty normal from my understanding, and then after a while he started pooping in long strings that stayed connected to him and sometimes it looks like there are bubbles in the strings of poop, and they float to the top of the water. Anyway I was wondering if that was normal, for the sucker fish to be ... pooping all over the place.  it seems like every time I look at  him he has a long piece just dragging behind him.

Answer
Ally, Unfortunately, that's why they do. I am assuming you have a pleco. Make sure he is getting some protein in his diet a shrimp pellet here or there and his algae wafers to supplement his diet. That should take care of the floating. Good Luck, Tina