I have a fancy goldfish for 5 months and he is very healthy. Lately his water gets green every 5 days and I have to cycle the water. Woud anyone know why this happens? It didn't happen when I first got him. I am purposely feeding him a little less thinking it was the food decomposing.
2006-10-26 16:15:40 · 15 answers · asked by Joanne D 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Algae! Make sure it is not in direct sunlight. Also household light makes algae grow. You can buy algae inhibitor at the pet store, just make sure you follow the directions exactly on the proportions because too much can harm the fish.
2006-10-26 16:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by Fireman T 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The green is obviously algae. Maybe you should consider getting a snail or one of those sucker fishes to clean up the rest of the fish waste and algae build up. Plus make sure that the pH level in the water is right. That can have an effect also.
2006-10-26 16:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by megan j 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it's not in any direct sunlight as that will cause a rapid growth in algae. Add a little aquarium salt as well, as it will help deter it.
Algae are a plant and need bright light to grow, so make sure that’s not he problem.
Green algae is good, just looks really really bad.
2006-10-26 16:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by ******************** 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on the water you use in our tap water there is algae so a day or 2 just sittin around it'll collect on the bowl and other stuff also the fishes messes he makes too is anoter cause and left over food that he didn't eat will get soggy and collect!
2006-10-26 16:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To much light
Also you might be feeding it to much'
all so what kind of water are you useing ,some times the water you use will do it .
Think about getting ghost shimp to eat the yuck .you should have 2 ghost shimp per gl.
2006-10-27 04:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by sayjon1972 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because of alage. if you have the bowl near a light or sunlight that can cause it. like that other person said it will be good to get a small alage eater in the tank. they also sell anti-alage tablets that you can put in the water to get rid of the alage but i wouldnt use that because i dont know how good it is for the fish
2006-10-26 16:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the fish bowl placed near the window?If you put near the window,you should put the bowl elsewhere because maybe the sunlight is causing these algae to grow...
2006-10-27 20:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by Aniq Danial 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
direct sunlight hitting the water
move the bowl or use a curtain or
use an algal inhibitor from a pet store
2006-10-27 00:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because of high nitrate levels that are caused by the fish poop you can get test strips at walmart that will tell you the nitrate and ph levels in the water
it acts as a fertilizer for the algae
2006-10-26 16:32:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
IF YOU KEEP THE FISH BOWL WHERE IT GETS TOO MUCH HEAT OR SUN IT WILL ENCOURAGE ALGAE TO GROW FASTER. ALSO I AGREE YOU NEED TO GET AN ALGAE EATER.AND A FEW SNAILS.
2006-10-26 16:20:04 · answer #10 · answered by KELLY H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋