i did a water change and cleaned the tank of angae on the glass etc... normal thing to do about every 2 weeks. it's about 3 am now and the water is very very cloudy. my puffer is laying upside down on the substrate and breathing heavily. it's hard to tell what the other fish are doing b/c they're in their hiding spots for the night. ugg i'm so worried. this is very unusual after a routine water change. the water looks clean except it's a cloudy white color.. any suggestions? please help! I fear they will all die!
2007-06-21 20:24:16 · 2 answers · asked by Chris C 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
If he's a saltwater fish then put him in a sink of salt water by himself!!!
Start turning upside down the toys and stuff in the tank to find the other fish but help your Puffer first!
Hurry!
Get him in some clean water with some food!!
2007-06-21 20:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by vanilla_flavored_brit_chan 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'll assume you did the usual checks on salinity, pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.
Is the water something newly mixed or do you let yours age a few days? If new, did you add dechlorinator?
Only other possiblities I can think of off the top of my head is that if you"re using tapwater as your source, the water company may have added too much of chlorine or phosphate to the water (the phosphate forms precipitates, so that would fit with the cloudiness). Did you disturb any more gravel than usual? You may have had hydrogen sulfite gas in an anaerobic spot.
Everything seems to point to another water change being needed.
2007-06-22 03:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋