I have a cloudy fish tank. Is there a way to clear the water naturally?

Question

I don't really have the time or money to buy a lot of chemicals for my two little goldfish.
But their water is getting kind of cloudy.
Is there any natural way to clear the water without hurting the fish?

Answer 1

Need more info; how old is the tank? How big? How many fish and how big are the fish? How often do you do water changes? Is it a white cloudy or green cloudy color? etc.

Sometimes new tanks get cloudy as they go through their cycling process and it should clear up on its own. If the water is green, it's likely an algae bloom and keeping up with regular 10-15% water changes once a week will help with that, along with reducing the amount of time the tank light is on. If the tank gets direct sunlight that's a problem also. A filter helps too. If you do have a filter, maybe it's clogged. Rinse out its sponge. Goldfish *are* dirty fish and don't thrive in bowls without filters. If you have too many fish in there, and aren't changing the water often enough, maybe it's just plain dirty.

Generally, fixing a tank with good old water changes is better than dumping chemicals in there. Just make sure you add a water conditioner to the tap water.

Answer 2

Try cleaning the pump although you changed the filter the pump may be whats causing the cloudiness. If it doesn't change within 6 to 7 hours than that's not the problem. Also a 20% water change is what you want to do so a little more than a gallon would of been about right. You can go to the pet store and buy a kit that will tell what exactly is going on with your fish tank. It could also be that the gravel needs to be cleaned. I hope these tidbits helped!!!

Answer 3

If your tank was set up recently it isn't cycled yet(you should research this if you don't know what it means) , that is why it is cloudy you should use a gravel siphon to remove some of the water and it would help if you had a test kit for ammonia and nitrites so you can monitor the water quality.Your goldfish should also have a 30 gallon tank with a filter if you have 2 of them depending on what type they are,some would need even more room.Make sure you don't over feed your fish as this can also cause the cloudiness.I wouldn't add any chemical other than something to remove the chlorine from new water as many are unnecessary or don't even work.

Answer 4

Change the water. Also, Do you have an airstone in the tank with them? or even better, a filter? Both of these will get air into the water and the filter will cut down on the cloudiness. Goldfish are messy... they poop a lot. That will be the reason for the clouding.

Answer 5

Certainly, water changes are the best way. Change about 25% of the water in their tank every week and be sure to clean the gravel as you go.

If they are living in a bowl, change 100% of the water every 2-3 days.

Be aware that goldfish will not live very long in a bowl or small unfiltered aquarium. They need lots of space and good filtration.

MM

Answer 6

first you need a filter second change the water only in 10 or 15% off the tank every 2 weeks until clears out and last is only one small and no expensive chemical to clear the water
and maybe you feed em to much feed em only once a day.

Answer 7

you need to do a water change. 1/4 of the water should be removed and replaced. that should help the cloudyness. Do this every one to two weeks. Gold fish are dirty fish and may need it done more often.

Answer 8

Take out half of the water and refill it with normal tap water! If it occurs again take them out in jars, give their bowl a good rinse!

Answer 9

clean the tank and change the water!!!!

Answer 10

Add a small catfish. They "vacuum" up the floor and sides of the tank.