I recently purchased a male Betta fish and I put it in a fish bowl with gem stones. Not too long after I put it in the bowl the water became cloudy. The only stuff that is put in the water is the fish food and the drops which make the water safe for the fish. Should I change the water in the fish bowl every other day?
2006-10-23 14:58:33 · 15 answers · asked by Jules 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Waste, for them doing their thing feeding and chlorinated water, causing an ammonia bloom. Bettas breath air so they can take it, but they may get fin rot, be careful and clean out the bowl, make sure you use, you use water left out for a day or ,change it and use just a squirt, of stress coat, to much can cause it to become cloudy as well also. Do not over feed them, it's also a reason. Bettas don't know when to stop eating, so it ups to us to know for them. 3 pellets a day will do and your water will stay cleaner.
if you can avoid changin the water then don't follwoing these simple rules will help you not have to do so.
2006-10-23 16:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by ******************** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going to need more details than that... how big is the container? How often are you cleaning it? How much do you feed? Is there any gravel or stone in the bottom, or just water? Plants? Other fish/animals? Does the container get sunlight? There are a lot of factors to cloudy water, water conditioner being the least likely culprit. Those bowls get stagnant quickly, I'd replace the entire water once a week. You should get them 1-5 gallon mini-tanks with a filter of some kind, it's much healthier for them. Oh, and give like 3-5 pellets per fish per day, max. I have bettas in a real aquarium and they eat every other day. Overfeeding = overpooping!
2016-03-28 05:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem my bowl is cloudy one day after a water change. I have 5 other bettas and they are fine in their bowls. I only feed them three pellets a day and I condition the water. I cannot keep this one bowl clean, I am at a loss. I wish someone had an answer for this problem.
2016-01-26 06:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only do 1/2 water change once a week. Try switching to a floating pellet food, and only give him 3-4 pellets every other day. Also, make sure you allow the water to sit for about a day before you put it in his bowl.
2006-10-23 15:06:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would make sure the bowl and rocks are totally clean of any crusty stuff, and dont feed him a whole lot at once, especially since fish dont know when to stop eating. they'll keep going as long as they see food. ive had 2 betas so far and i never had to put any kind of water drops in it to keep it safe, and it never got cloudy, but that doesnt mean it will be the same for you.
2006-10-23 15:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by BroncosGirl6 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you wash the stones before you added the water ? Sometimes that will cloud the water. Another thing might be... 'tap water'. If you're using tap water, each time you change the water, try adding "Start Right".... ( 1teaspoon to every 10 gallons ) Tap water is FULL of things that could cloud the water..... mine is 'tap'.. and i DO add the start right.... works like a charm !
2006-10-23 15:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by JSSK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For mine, it is the food i give it. I have to be real careful on the amount. Too much clouds it up and i have to change the water. They are small and really don't need that much food. Just a few pellets is enough.
2006-10-23 15:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by no name 95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be feeding him to much. The type of food also will cloud the water. You can suck out water from a turkey baster as to not stress your fish out every time you do a change.
2006-10-23 15:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by wibiggurl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-01 08:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30% water change every couple of days.Easy on the amount of food you put in.
2006-10-23 15:04:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋