Tang pooping corner?

[Crabby48]

My Tomini still pooping in the same old corner. I moved my anemones from that corner and now they split way less lol

 

[Wen]

I would guess it is flow

Not flow.
Deliberate placement.

 

[kevin318]

To everyone say it's flow, it's absolutely not flow. I've physically watched him **** in a corner at least 5 times lol.

I wholeheartedly agree, it's definitely not flow, I have watched him go to the same spot, day after day, week after week and poop. It completely cracks me up!

 

[CMMorgan]

My yellow tang, Flat Stanley, dumps over my YWG, PeekAtChu, every afternoon. YWG has a little cave in the front right of the tank. - Midday, every day... Bomb doors open ... YWG runs for cover. He used to swim out thinking it was food, he's has now learned better.

 

[rocklobster]

I have the same problem. Same exact place.. bottom left side of the tank. I’ve witnessed my tangs taking a squat there too. They’re stare at me as they do it too.. oh how they taunt me.

 

[underthereef]

This is blowing my mind! I just searched this topic because I have a new white tail yellow eye kole tang that is absolutely swimming into the same bottom front right corner of my tank since he got comfortable and pooping there every time; then swimming off. My mind is blown. To me that shows a higher level of consciousness from these fish that I didn't even realize they had. I already admired how smart and adaptable they were but being conscious of a bathroom spot within a tank... wow. And the fact that its the corner tells me they are deliberately trying to go where it won't interfere with their living space. Or am I over analyzing. LOL. #fishpsychology

 

[Lyss]

This is blowing my mind! I just searched this topic because I have a new white tail yellow eye kole tang that is absolutely swimming into the same bottom front right corner of my tank since he got comfortable and pooping there every time; then swimming off. My mind is blown. To me that shows a higher level of consciousness from these fish that I didn't even realize they had. I already admired how smart and adaptable they were but being conscious of a bathroom spot within a tank... wow. And the fact that its the corner tells me they are deliberately trying to go where it won't interfere with their living space. Or am I over analyzing. LOL. #fishpsychology

My tailspot blenny does it and always has. He doesn’t exclusively use it, but has a preferred pooping corner. Either way he will fly out of his barnacles to poop and then go back into his barnacles when he’s done, so it’s pretty clear to me he doesn’t want it where he lives. He will also clean out the barnacles from time to time, picking up any turds or other junk that goes in there w/his mouth and spitting it out the front hole.

 

[DarkReefer]

I used to have a 2 spot bristletooth (RIP little guy), who used to ALWAYS poop in the same corner (front of tank too for all to see the poop pile)
Was amusing to watch it do it.

 

[ReefRondo]

Yup I have had this in my larger tank years ago. All the tangs went in one corner.

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

Check out this thread from last week https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tomini-tang.465569/page-3

Funny there would be two different threads on this topic within a week lol

LOL!

 

[DiamondReef128]

I know this thread is probably dead but I noticed a ton of poop on the left side of my tank for a while now. Me, thinking it was a flow thing, bought a 3rd Nero to try to fix this imaginary flow issue. 2 nights after I attach the Nero, it still has some build up and I see my Yellow Tang go right up to the spot, get low to the sand and drop a deuce. Then my bristletooth and fox face followed all in the span of 2 minutes! These little ****ters!

 

[Crabby48]

My Rimini pooped in back right corner where I had anemones and the white tail poops front right corner where I now have anemones. Are they feeding anemones or pooping in same corner like a pig

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Kinda cool that fish have their preferred "poop spot"

 

[Gumbies R Us]

That is interesting that fish have a specific spot to poop.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Some of my tangs use the left corner and rest right over my zoas. Harlequin tusk - in a cave area

 

[Reefer911]

Funny because I thought I saw my Kole tang going in the same corner a couple of times. Now I’m convinced

 

[AVVITT]

I had a tomini tang that did the exact same thing lol. I thought it was just mine! He'd kinda swim to the left front corner and hover like a helicopter coming in to land, drop his load then swim away looking really pleased with himself . Never seen another fish do it before or since!

 

[Reefacist]

I wonder if it’s related to feeding location. Do you guys who notice this all feed from the same spot daily? And the ones who haven’t noticed this do you guys feed from different spots?

 

[DiamondReef128]

I wonder if it’s related to feeding location. Do you guys who notice this all feed from the same spot daily? And the ones who haven’t noticed this do you guys feed from different spots?

It’s right above where I hang my nori!

 

[bquarium]

My whitetail poops in the front right corner everyday, he enjoys people lookin at him when he doing his business.