i have a 10gal. fish tank with 5 goldfish and the water seems to never be clear even when it is flitered water

Answer 1

generally with goldfish it's best to follow these guidlines for both size and waste production reasons, you should also have a good filter, one for about 10-20gallons more than your tank size is good.

to find out what type you have check here:
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/ftypes.html

fancy goldifsh or round bodied (get up to 10")
(orandas, ryukins, pearlscales, ect)
*10gallons each for young goldfish
*20gallons an adult with 10 more gallons for each additional goldfish or 15 gallons for each goldfish

common or slim bodied goldfish (get up to 24")
(comets, shubunkins, ect)
*20gallons for each young goldfish
*40gallons for each adult with 20 more gallons for each additional goldfish
*these fish are best for ponds, tanks need to be large enough and shaped right so fish have room to move

Answer 2

Have a really good filter (like for a 30 gallon tank) and keep it clean. Goldfish produce a lot of waste. Also, do a 25% water change every week to reduce ammonia levels. They say a fishes stomach is as big as it's eye, so overfeeding is a big problem. A tiny tiny pinch once or twice a day is all it needs. p.s. Be sure to treat your water with a dechlorinator first. I keep 5-6 plastic milk containers treated and ready all the time.

Answer 3

If your goldfish are small 10 gallon is fine. The problem with goldfish isn't that they are dirty filthy the fact is they do not have stomaches. What they eat comes out. They type of food you are feeding them plays a large roll in the waste output.

Goldfish need a balanced diet. When choosing a fish food choose one with high protein (48% or better) and low fat (5% or less) this will keep the waste down and allow the fish to absorb more of what they need.

You can supplement their diet with things like Lettuce, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, spinach, peas, endive, seaweed, cukes, kale, chard, broccoli, lima beans, green beans, etc. and feed aquatic plants (e.g. duckweed, azolla, salvenia, etc) or hair algae daily.

For their Carotenoids which are a family of pigments the fish can't make themselves and are obtained as part of the diet. These pigments result in red, yellow and orange colors. Fish have cells called chromataphores. Those cells convert lutein and carotenes into astaxanthin which is the red pigment.
sources include, brine shrimp, krill, spirulina, marigold flowers, paprika, sweet red peppers, yams, carrots, pumpkin

Watermellons and oranges are also good as well as proteins like chicken (chicken livers) beef (livers and parts) and pork as well as worms and bugs.

Answer 4

Well to start goldfish are nasty dirty fish. I would only ever get them for a pond or as feeder fish. Nonetheless depending on the type of species you have the tank might be too small. You might also want to try something like shrimp, snails, algae eater or a plecostomus to help with the muck.

Answer 5

The fishtank is way to small to cope with 5 goldfish.And you know that goldfish likes to mess up the aquarium.You better change the filter or invest some money for a new fishtank.

Answer 6

A 10 gallon tank is waaaay too small for 3 goldfish. To solve your problem, do a 100% water change and scrub everything that touched the dirty water. Then place new spring water in there. The goldfish should be just fine after changing the water.

~ZTM

Answer 7

thats because your tank is crowded ten gallons should be good for about 2 smal goldfish. you can fix this by buying a seperate tank or making alot of water changes possibliy every three day (from the amount to goldfish you have)

Answer 8

You need a larger tank. Goldfish, especially seeing as they can grow to eight inches or so long, should, ideally, have ten gallons or more per fish.

Answer 9

a 10 gallon tank is way to small for goldfish

Answer 10

A 10 gallon is waaaaaaaay to small for 5 goldfish!\\

It's barely big enough for 1!

That's why...


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