I clean the tank. I take out all the water and stuff and then i clen it up. Like one week later the water looks whit. And then some fish die. Why????????????!!!!
2006-07-26 15:10:39 · 27 answers · asked by Rodr 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
"The water looked white because of a chemical inbalance. The fish eitehr died of the inbalance or because a fish's lifespan is 2months 2 a year."
Holy crap, you are sickeningly far off. Many aquarium fish have lifespans of over 5 years. If your fish regularly die at TWO MONTHS to a year of age, you're not taking care of your fish properly at all.
A.) Get a water test kit for things like PH.
B.) Watch the water temperature.
C.) Make sure your aquarium is large enough to handle all of your livestock at what their maximum size is going to be. Look it up, please.
D.) Make sure the fish are eating regularly (Once a day, a pinch of food for flakes should do the trick for a small/medium aquarium)
E.) Read up on www.aquariacentral.com
To people thinking about getting an aquarium, for god's sake, you have the internet, do a bit of research BEFORE getting an aquarium, instead of after.. The treatment of fish as temporary is retarded and pretty damn inhumane.
2006-07-26 16:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by General Ambrose Burnside 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't take it personal - I have about the same luck with fish that you do. Here are a couple thoughts, however:
1. If you have rocks in the bottom of the tank, they need to be cleaned too. They hold a lot of bacteria.
2. Changing all of the water at once can shock the fish (I've heard). You may want to keep about half of the old water each time you clean the thing out, but change more frequently.
(Funny story. We had about 5 simple fish and one died when my 7-year old daughter was gone for the weekend. I went to the store and bought another one that looked IDENTICAL, but sure enough the FIRST thing my daughter said when she looked at the tank was, "What happened to my fish?")
2006-07-26 22:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you've got to stop CLENING. and what exactly is whit water.
1.) I can't stress this enough to all the misspellers out there...
Use the CHECK SPELLING thingie up there.
2.) Now about the fish.
Are you feeding it?
Are feeding it too much?
What are you cleaning the tank with?
What is the " Ph " of the water?
Are you keeping the water temperature, at the right level?
Are you using the right air pump?
Where do you keep the fish when you empty your tank?
2006-07-26 22:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by KingCucamonga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you happen to use soap when you cleaned the tank? if you use soap to clean a tank the soap never actually rinses off so when you fill it up again there is soap in the water. which in return could have killed your fish. another idea might me that one of the fish you put into your tank had something wrong with it and then gave it to your other fish in the tank. is the tank being filtered? do you have an air pump in your tank. if fish dont have enough air in the water they will die. other than that i dont know why they would die.
2006-07-26 22:16:58 · answer #4 · answered by littlemomma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever change the water 100%. 30%, twice a week is fine. Feed the fish as much as they can eat in 5 minutes twice a day. Make sure the oxygen is enough. Don't put too many fish in the tank.
2006-07-27 03:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by Henk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't clean it that is the problem, If it is a new tank you need to get a hardy fish like some kind of danio. which will build up the bacteria. also you need to keep the temp around 78 give or take. my light is sufficient for heat my 10g. also the cloudiness is normal it can show up rite away or a couple of months it will go away it is usually from new rocks. You need to but in aquasafe in your water to kill chlorine 8 drops per gallon. wait a couple days b4 introducing fish to new water. also when you intro new fish leave in bag and every 15 min add a little water to bag so they get used to the bacteria in your water. You can sometimes get your water pH tested for free at pet stores. also check the compatibility of you fish also remember 1 in of fish per gallon for healthy fish. Hope this helps
2006-07-26 22:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by laurans29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you put the fish while you were doing all this cleaning, you can't just tell it to go play while you do it's house cleaning. What water did you put in the tank? Tap water is full of chlorine and other chemicals.
2006-07-26 22:17:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take some water tests. There could be a chemical reaction happening in your water. Also, you could take a sample of your water, or one of your dead fish to a local fish/pet/vet place and ask them what the deal is. Don't listen to that el guapo guy at the very first. It is not your problem. I am sure your a very good pet carer.
2006-07-26 22:14:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's freshwater that you are using, you should try an algae eater. It's a type of fish that eats all the little nasty things that start growing in your tank. It's best to use them when you first have a clean tank, that way, they keep on top of things.
2006-07-26 22:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by dariancyph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a store that sells fish. They should be able to tell you what you are doing wrong. It could be that the fish are "shocked" when transfered to the new water. You need the right pH, oxygen pump, and temperature for the water.
2006-07-26 22:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Sally B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋