[Mr_Yellow_Shoes]

Other than manually taking out my fishes poop is there any animal that might stir up the sand to cover it by itself. I was thinking malaysian trumpet snails but im just looking for more options. I have a 55 gallon tank with aragonite sand and the poop is really unattractive, another question is what do you guys recommend for toys for an oscar? Thanks in advance

 

[under_control]

Take it out. Covering it up just adds to the nasties in your tank.

 

[Mr_Yellow_Shoes]

Ah true true, what do you recommend taking it out with other than the gravel vac

 

[under_control]

You should be doing weekly water changes(with an oscar in 55--multiple weekly) and do it with a gravel vac. Otherwise a net works sometimes.

Water changes are critical, especially in a tank that has a fish that is to the max of it's load. If you are having stuff float around consider more filtration, and a powerhead on the bottom to blow it around till the filter picks it up.

 

[Mr_Yellow_Shoes]

The water is very clean, i do water changes on sundays and thursdays about 30 percent. I just do not like the way the poop looks on the bottom

 

[Blu-ray]

use dark sand!
about the toy, you can use some large marbles to see if your oscar likes to move them around the tank.

 

[Mr_Yellow_Shoes]

I was thinking that, but then i have to empty up my tank and get the sand out lol, Ill try to get some marbles, do you have them

 

[Blu-ray]

you might be able to suck the sand out by gravel vac. or just a simple narrow hose ( it needs mouth suction to start the work ).

My pair used to play with marbles in their dig. heres a photo of my male from 1 year ago:

 

[Mr_Yellow_Shoes]

That may work, thats interesting with the marbles, will they try to eat them?

 

[Blu-ray]

get something that doesn't fit in their mouth so they have to push it, otherwise they pick it up and spit it some where else.