why does my fish tank have a white foggy film on everything in my fishtank ?its everywhere execpt my fish?

Question

i have a gold fish and about 10 different tropical fish and a sucker fish.i have no live plants and clean my tank every 2 weeks.i scurb the walls clean the rocks remove water,and put correct PH,and put some liquid in to kill choroline.

i also have a filter and a heater

my tank is a 44 gallon tank and i feed them so that there isnt any food left in 30 seconds

Answer 1

I'm glad that you have such a nice big tank, but the goldfish really would be better off in its own tank because it needs a large amount of water all to itself, at least 10 gallons minimum, as well as cooler water, around 70 degrees F, while tropicals like water around 76-80 degrees F. You should do weekly water changes of about 25% and never clean everything "squeaky clean." It's hard to say what this "white, foggy film" is, but, changing the water and cleaning the tank in a little bit more "prescribed" manner might correct this. The filter should only be rinsed in the old water that you remove and a new one only needs to be put in once every 2-4 times a year. And just siphon the gunk out of the gravel. The less you disturb things, the better you're giving the beneficial bacteria a chance to grow. Also, getting some live plants might help balance out the water. You don't mention whether you test the water. An imbalance of the ammonia, nitrates or nitrites could cause this. Ammonia should be 0 ppm, nitrites, 0 ppm and nitrates 40 ppm or less. Try these things and see if your "white, foggy film" goes away. Good luck to you and your fishies and happy fishkeeping!

Answer 2

First of all, you cannot remove all the water from the tank. This is destroying your cycling process. I am suprised all your fish have not perished!

Here read this about cycling your tank:
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/biolog...

I'd strongly recommend that you become familiar with the Nitrogen cycle, so you are aware of what is happening in your tank.
You should begin testing your water right away for ammonia and take appropriate steps to keep it below lethal levels. Hang in there; once you get your tank through the initial cycle the cloudy water problem will clear up. .

Do you or are you using a gravel siphon to clean the bottom when doing water changes? Did you rinse out your filter and pads prior to installing them?

If you did not rinse the gravel well enough you can do one of two things, stir up the gravel in the tank really well. This will cause all the "dirt" particles to float in your tank. Keep the filter running and do a 20% water change. As long as your water "quality" is fine, do this every other day until the water is clear. Each time, be sure to rinse your filter out as well.

Get rid of the "correct PH" Use your start right or Aquanova + added to your buckets of replaced water. Add aquarium salt. once your nitrogen cycle has completed, you will see a cleaner tank.

Answer 3

You don't mention how large your tank is. I would say that you need at least 60 gal for that many fish. The white foggy film is possibly from over feeding? You should not feed your fish any more than they will eat in less than 30 seconds. Also, if your tank is small this could cause problems also.

The goldfish really should be in a 10 gal tank himself because they like cooler water. You did not mention what kinds of other fish you have but most require warmer water than the goldfish.

Good Luck

Answer 4

You should NEVER mix gold fish with tropical fish or salt water fish...
Goldfish are dirty and live in colder water of about 68 to 70 degrees...
Tropical fish live in heated water around 78 to 80 degrees...
There is a big difference in water temperature here and it needs to be followed to the letter...
You can add some water conditioner and water clear drops to clean your tank...
I think you are cleaning it far too often...
You may be disrupting the balance of bacteria...
I have a 45 gallon tank and have about 16 fish in it like sharks, catfish, and gouramis...
I clean it every other month...
I have a special plastic 50 foot hose that sucks water out and fills when I change the settings on it, and that attaches to my outside faucet and then I run it in the house to suck out the dirty water...
I never clean every bit either, just do partial changes of 50 percent...
If you have bio wheels as your filters, you should NEVER wash them or rinse them...
They have the good bacteria on them...
Regular filters can be cleaned and placed back in with no problems...
The regular filters are the bigger flat fuzzy ones...
The bio wheels are the smaller round ones that spin while in use...
Oh and don't feed them every day...
Do it about every other day...
Your fish always will look like they are starving and excess food stops the filtration system up...

Answer 5

My question to you is Did you ever cycle your tank in the previous including the fish? it quite is attainable that by using fact of this that your fish is death. you are able to cycle the tank which potential clear out working, no fish, water transformations of 10% each and every 2-3 days, for a minimum of two weeks. the clarification in the back of it is to ascertain the tank with the fundamental micro organism. What the micro organism does is to help shop the tank sparkling and to help cut back the nitrates in the water. in case you have cycled your tank between 2-4 weeks, it could be attainable which you have an micro organism bloom. in case you do have this micro organism bloom, you're able to do a 25% water replace a week or till the cloudiness is going away, alongside with making use of water conditioners. meanwhile, while changing the water, you ought to not in any respect sparkling out the clear out. you will additionally kill the solid micro organism, by using fact the clear out is the place the solid micro organism lives, and via cleansing the great element out, you will not have sturdy micro organism which will help protecting your fish healthful. in any case, thank you for asking, wish this answer enables........

Answer 6

Gold Fish are one of the most unclean fish! Does your tank have a filter? If not, buy one some are cheap at $10!