I have a ten gallon fish aquarium, and the water is, foggy, if you will. I have 6 fish in it, and a working filter and heater.
2006-12-29 13:54:05 · 28 answers · asked by devon g 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Whoa!!! Is this an established tank? If it's brand new and hasn't been running very long, then it's a bacterial bloom, it's completely normal. Leave it alone, it will clear on its own. After about oh, 4 or 5 weeks take a sample of your water to a local fish store and let them test it for you.
6 fish may not sound like much, but for example, the more common gouramis can get 4-6 inches, and that's alot for a 10 gallon.
If this tank has been running a long time, then you did something to cause a bacterial bloom. Overfeeding, changing filter media, cleaning, it could of been anything. It would be wise to again, have your water tested. See if they recommend leaving it alone or if it needs a partial water change, do that.
2006-12-29 14:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bluebear 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish do you have and how many of each? Also how long has the tank been set up?
Newly set up tanks often get cloudy. If you don't wash the gravel before you put it in the tank, it will cloud the water for a day or 2. Make sure your filter is working well and the cartridges are clean.
Also, if you did not cycle your tank before adding your fish, it is a bacteria bloom. This happens when there are no bacteria to begin with, and suddenly lots of ammonia is in the tank, and the bacteria start to reproduce like crazy because there is so much food for the bacteria to eat(ammonia). If this is the case then change 50% of the water every single day, and get a test kit so you can test for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. Then you can monitor the levels and stop changing water every day and go to once a week once parameters level out.
If your tank is not newly set up(older than 2 months) it is probably an algae bloom. Change 50% of the water and keep the lights off for a couple of days and it should go away.
2006-12-29 14:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a new tank? It takes a week or so for the water to settle down and get clear. If it is an old tank, it may just need a water change. Remember never to completely clean out the tank with soap or you will upset the biotic balance. With aquariums you just need to remove about 25% of the water and replace every week, and then scrape the algae off with a razor blade. This helps keep with good bacteria around to keep the water clear. If you take everything out and wash it, it is like starting over from scratch and you may have cloudy water for a while. good luck.
2006-12-29 13:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by San Diego 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing it is perfectly fine to have a little foggyness. If it's a lot try changing it. But if you change is from tap water let it stand in a plate from a day for all the chlorine to come out cause if you put the fish in the tap water directly because it's full of chlorine trust me. Yeesterday i bought 6 fish and they all died on accident. And never change the water completely cause the fish are used to the old water and old temperature so make sure not to change completely and chlorine. If it's a salt water tank I can't help you with that.
2006-12-29 13:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Larisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're most likely feeding them too much, or you haven't kept up with the 1/3-1/2 tank water replacement--every couple of weeks or so--I let mine go recently about 4 months, but I have a well balanced estblished tank with a 4" pleco & 2 aquatic frogs to clean things up in there. I also have 1 red sword tail 3" & about 10 large neons. You should feed them 1-2 times a tday & no more than is eaten in about 3 minutes. Good luck and oh, if you have a goldfish in a community tank it may require amonia checking & conditioning--something about those gold fish :)
The "stuff" hannah is referring to for tap water is "AquaSafe" and others like it. removes chlorine, heavy metals & puts "slime" coating in for the fishes --uh--coats? hee-hee
2006-12-29 13:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by Clycs 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Clean your filter and Water changes may be in order, Change out the 1/3 of the water ever week. Check your water chemistry, you may find the ammonia, or nitrates are very high.
2006-12-29 14:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by William L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are using too much Fish Food and the water in your tank needs changing.
2006-12-29 14:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Seeanna 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the charcoal in your filter is bad-used up. go to walmart and buy a jar of charcoal for fish tanks. slit the filter and dump out the old charcoal and replace it with the good stuff. flush it with clean water and replace it. by morning it should be clear again. you do have a flow thru filter right? gravel in the bottom?
2006-12-29 14:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may need to cleen it or if there if the water is from the sink then it will clear up in like 10 min but also if it is from the sink you will have to put drops of this stuff because depending onthe type of fish like goldfish you will have to add this special stuff to the water so that the fish will not die? sorry i don't know what the "STUFF" is but if the pet store will know what i am talking about.
2006-12-29 13:59:03 · answer #9 · answered by hannah r 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your tank water is dirty. You need to change the water to keep your 6 fishies well. Check the filter. It may have been jammed or broken.
2006-12-29 13:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋