also how do i prevent cloudy water ?
2006-10-17 09:17:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Generally it's a sign of ammonia, or nitrate poisoning. Given you are also asking about cloudy water I'd guess you are overfeeding, and/or not cleaning and filtering the tank well enough. Are you vacuuming the gravel on a weekly basis? Are you over stocked?
I'd do a 30% water change, then get your ammonia, and nitrates checked. Either buy a kit, or bring a water sample to your local fish store. Keep doing 30% water changes daily until the cloudiness disappears, and you get your ammonia/nitrate levels in hand.
2006-10-17 09:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish are you talking about? It might be it's nature. You could get a different filter system or an air pump to cerculate the water more or have the surface water with more of a current. This will give more oxygen in the tank. Cloudy water might come from not enough water changes, or different kinds of algea. Have you cycled the tank? Sometimes during cycling the water gets cloudy. Is the tank in front a window? Becuase direct sunlight can triger cloudyness.
2006-10-17 09:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by T.J. H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the fish stay at the top a lot that means they are not getting enough oxygen. For cloudy water just get some water treatment or water conditioner drops from Walmart or a pet store and make sure you change your filter every six weeks or two months.
2006-10-20 18:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by sdgblueyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do 50% water changes all you want, even a several a day if spaces out a few hours apart. The tank is new and not cycled so the first month you will find yourself struggling with water quality issues, and possibly needed daily water changes. Once the tank cycles, usually weekly partial water changes will work. You are basically doing a "cycle with fish" Get yourself a test kit to better understand water quality and set the water change schedules. And if you do a 100% water change and remove the fish, you can avoid some of the dangers of shocking the fish if you acclimate them back to the tank and the new water.
2016-05-22 11:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Emily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes--try siphoning the water and make sure the filter is clean. There are certain things you can buy for cloudy water. Make sure you're cleaning the tank enough and not feeding them too much; excess food can sometimes cloud the water.
2006-10-17 09:59:31 · answer #5 · answered by Shadow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You need to get some air in there quick!!!
For the cloudy water you can get a tank stabilizer solution.
2006-10-17 15:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by Camille 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ... agitate the water or get a air pump going soon..
There are many chems that can help cloudy water and you may need a better filter.
2006-10-17 09:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Clean the filter regularly is a good move or get one if you haven't one and fish do that for a fix of oxygen i reckon if you have too many fish for your tank its possible that the oxygen levels are depleting but how bigs the tank/pond and does it have an air suffuser thingy fitted need more info dude get back to me ok also is it tropical or freshwater or saline ??? and what sort of fish are they cos they also search for food at the surface
2006-10-17 09:23:13 · answer #8 · answered by misterplonk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that means you have an hi ammonia. to clear water reduce feeding fish
2006-10-21 06:19:40 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you need a filter
2006-10-17 09:40:36 · answer #10 · answered by pcdo_universe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋