Why does water get cloudy? I have five guppies....?

Answer 1

I wouldn't necessarily agree that overfeeding is causing this, but I won't say it's impossible either. I'd look more towards how new is your tank first. My experience, the haze and cloudiness is bacterial bloom accompanied from new cycling tanks, and is a good thing. If your tank is established for many months now and you are getting a haze, take a reading on your water chemistry, measuring ammonia and nitrites specifically. Elevated levels are going to indicate your bio filter is not working properly or is damaged. Damaged meaning you've lost some of your colony and the cloudiness is a bloom replacing it. If your water chemistry is fine, then look at your feeding habits :)

Answer 2

My guppies tank got cloudy too. All I did to fix it was take out a little water and add new water about once a week. It also helps to get what I like to call a "****** fish" to eat the algae. The tank cleared up in a couple of weeks after not being able to see in it at all. Make sure youre using a water purifier as well.

Answer 3

Often cloudy water doesn't appear the instant an aquarium is set up. Instead it appears days, weeks, or even months later. In these cases the cause is usually due to bacterial bloom. As the new aquarium goes through the initial break in cycle, it is not unusual for the water to become cloudy, or at least a little hazy. It will take several weeks to several months to establish bacterial colonies that are able to clear wastes from the water. Over time that cloudiness will resolve itself.


Decaying plants or excess food that remains uneaten, can also cause the milky water seen in bacterial bloom. Regardless of the cause, don't panic over bacterial blooms. Keeping the aquarium very clean by removing debris such as decaying plants and uneaten food, vacuuming the gravel regularly, and performing partial water changes, will quickly resolve most cases of bacterial bloom. Cut back feeding to every second or third day, which will cut down on excess food decay. If there are particles of debris in the water that you are unable to remove via water changes and vacuuming, a flocculent may be used to clear them away. Flocculents cause particles of debris to clump together so they can easily be removed by the filter (be sure to clean your filter so it's working at peak efficiency). Flocculents are generally marketed as water clarifiers, and may be found at your fish shop.

Nemo

Answer 4

do you have a back filter?
if so might need to change the filter so it can do a better job and you need to syphon the bottom of the tank and due a 25 percent water change and get something that will clean the bottom of the tank of excess food, like a snail.
and make sure you dont overfeed the guppies, its better to underfeed then to overfeed.

I have guppies and a mystery snail ..

Answer 5

Are you overfeeding them? That is usually the reason for cloudy water, uneaten food will gunk it up. If not, I'd suggest checking your water levels, I know an ammonia bloom will also cloud the water.

Good luck! =]

Answer 6

Hi im a angelfish and discus breeder and i would suggest from experence a small sponge filter and a pump if you dont alrighty have one. they are in expensive around $5 for the filter and about$10 for the pump depending at were you buy from. i would suggest aquabid.com.

Answer 7

usually from overfeeding or a dirty filter or the filter is not powerful enough. Try cleaning the tank .

Answer 8

you must have thee best filtration system! Also,you may be over feeding them?
If you want clear water,you absolutly have to have power filter system!

Answer 9

over feeding...
no water changes...
too much light/ algy bloom...
change the filter...

Answer 10

Fish poop ?