Coral sand

**fish_doc** · 04-09-2005, 07:52 PM

Here is an interesting fact. Parrot fish eat the algae in the coral. They crunch up the coral into fine white sand and the sand passes straight through them and out the other end. That's how these fish help to form the beautiful sand of coral beaches. Next time you're on a white sand beach, think about that - - you are sitting on fish poop.

So when you hear someone say oh poop you can say yes it is.

shev · 04-09-2005, 08:21 PM

lol, quite the interesting tidbit.

Lydia · 04-10-2005, 08:15 AM

lmao thats interesting....and slightly gross

(RC) · 04-10-2005, 08:34 AM

So how many parrot fish does it take "produce" a mile of nice white beach ?

RC

**fish_doc** · 04-10-2005, 11:01 AM

Kind of sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. How many parrot fish does it take to...

I actually saw this when I was at shedd aquarium. That is what made me check into it. One of their parrot fish pooped white stuff that looked like coral bits in front of me. So I did a little search on it when I got home and found plenty of links about the white sand beaches and where the sand comes from. Im sure some of the coral bits are just from normal wear and grinding of the reefs but some of it is just poop.

04-09-2005, 07:52 PM	#1
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,835	Coral sand Here is an interesting fact. Parrot fish eat the algae in the coral. They crunch up the coral into fine white sand and the sand passes straight through them and out the other end. That's how these fish help to form the beautiful sand of coral beaches. Next time you're on a white sand beach, think about that - - you are sitting on fish poop. So when you hear someone say oh poop you can say yes it is. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

04-09-2005, 08:21 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: Coral sand lol, quite the interesting tidbit.

04-10-2005, 08:15 AM	#3
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,907	Re: Coral sand lmao thats interesting....and slightly gross

04-10-2005, 08:34 AM	#4
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	So how many parrot fish does it take "produce" a mile of nice white beach ? RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

04-10-2005, 11:01 AM	#5
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,835	Re: Coral sand Kind of sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. How many parrot fish does it take to... I actually saw this when I was at shedd aquarium. That is what made me check into it. One of their parrot fish pooped white stuff that looked like coral bits in front of me. So I did a little search on it when I got home and found plenty of links about the white sand beaches and where the sand comes from. Im sure some of the coral bits are just from normal wear and grinding of the reefs but some of it is just poop. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

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