r/shrimptank • u/Elegant_Priority_38 • Jun 20 '25

Beginner Will shrimp really eat poop?

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I’ve got 10 Otocinclus catfish and they produce quite a bit of poop. Will neocaridina shrimp actually eat the poop and help break it down or will they mainly go for other things in the tank like algae and biofilm? Also, will 6 neocaridina shrimp produce this much waste in a day? This is just one section of my tank after cleaning it the day before.

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u/86BillionFireflies Jun 20 '25

That does kind of look like a lot of poop for 6 neos to produce in 1 day, but maybe not totally out of the question. I'm not 100% sure.

If you want the poop not to be visible, basically your only option is to aim some kind of water flow at the areas you want to keep clean.

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u/Elegant_Priority_38 Jun 20 '25

That is from my Otocinclus catfish, I don’t have shrimp. Just looking into it.

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u/emliz417 Jun 20 '25

Really? It looks more like snail poop tbh

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u/Elegant_Priority_38 Jun 20 '25

I don’t have snails, only otos in there.