2006-11-12 16:16:00 · 8 answers · asked by anthony p 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Try a filter that is rated for twice the size of your tank. Goldfish produce alot of ammonia and need water changes at least once a week.
2006-11-12 16:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Vetala 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son has a 10 gal goldfish tank. We just have the regular filter, they don't need a heater. We only feed them about once every three days. We don't feed flake, we get the pond pellets. Get a plecostomus to keep algae down. We never change our fishs water, we just add to it because it evaporates quickly where we live. Their tank is really clear. Always has been. We also have an old non-working (it is no longer hooked up to the air) under gravel filter. It just lifts the gravel off the floor of the tank. That is what we do and the tank is crystal clear. We have the three meduim goldfish, a black moor, and the pleco. A lot of times a dirty tank can be attributed to over feeding or the tank is kept too hot. I hope this helps! Good Luck!
2006-11-12 16:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by The cat did it. 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you mean your tank's water is mikly, that because your tank is not properly cycled or some how your Benefitial Bactierial is not in enough quantity to do their work. If it's the first then, you should wait for the tank to cycle, meanwhile continue to do frequent 10~20% water change to reduce ammonia. If it's the latter, do buy more bio-media and place them in the filter.
If you're referring to physical waste, thats common. Goldfish produce lots of waste therefore good mechanical and biologyical filtration are important in a goldfish tank.
2006-11-12 16:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
change the water in the tank and use water conditioner to remove the chlorine and other stuff that kills fish. and dont worry, the aqua clear filter is working.
2006-11-13 11:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tanks are ecosystems so when they are well planned they manage to maintain themselves with very little maintainance. Do you have natural plants in the aquarium, have you introduced cat fish and other bottom feeders that eat the algea and waste created by the gold fish? adding these to your aquarium as well as keeping the number of fish and plant at an optimal proportion to the size of your tank may also help
best of luck!
2006-11-12 16:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by redseagoddess 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gold fishes produce freakingly huge amount of waste.I suggest you to change 20% of the water everyday.
2006-11-12 17:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by Aris Molokai 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Make sure your tank is out of direct sunlight, it promotes algae growth. also get one of those sucker fish that eat waste and other algae, i forget their official name. they are typically a tropical fish but can live in a fish bowl.
2006-11-12 21:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by Aeryn Sun 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it may depend on your water. i live out in the country and i have hard water, is this your case?
2006-11-12 16:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋