I just got a new 75 gallon fish tank ran the cycle added all the cycle chemicals and stuff i put the fish in yesterday at about 5pm and now the water is cloudy...i have an oscar, red devil, green terror, pleco, and a jack all are about 2 or 3 inches not too big? is this normal? and what can i do 2 help it?
2007-07-30 09:39:57 · 7 answers · asked by Cameron B 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It's normal because your tank is probably just starting to cycle now.
Cycling takes 3-6 weeks to be done properly - it's not just adding water and letting the filter run.
You don't specifically mention what cycle chemicals you added, so this may be the problem. There are "bacterial additives" but these aren't the best way to cycle - all you're doing is adding a bunch of bacteria which may or may not even be alive. They need a source of food, and this only comes if you have an ammonia source in the tank. You can add pure ammonia, pinches of fish food, a little piece of shrimp, or a few fish. If there are more bacteria added than the ammonia level can support, the bacteria will die.
Even if you cycled the tank correctly, you may not have enough bacteria to support the new load of fish added all at one time. Your fish are probably still small yet, but they're messy eaters, and will produce a large amount of wastes - it will take some time for the amount of bacteria to handle this much waste to become established.
Your only options at this point are to take about 1/2 (or more) of the fish back, and add a few back each week, or to monitor your water chemistry closely for ammonia and nitrite, and do water changes (about 20-25%) whenever these start to get above 0.5ppm.
2007-07-30 09:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
well i would go crazy if you added all of that in one day for a new tank...
Even after you cycle, you must stock slowly. Adding a whole bunch of fishes will kinda make the tank cycle again.
The key step thatu missed was stock slowly. Adding that many fish in 1 day on a nonestablished tank is going to make it cloudy and the ammonia levels inrease.
The only thing to do is change the water and try and restablize it, aquarium salt, stress coat, warm clean water, is what i have to be the most successful.
Edit: When they get larger, you will probably need to getanother 75, RDs and GTs generally when larger wont tolerate eachother very well.
2007-07-30 16:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you didn't let the tank run for a couple of days before putting the fish in, that could be what's causing it. Most pet stores sell chemicals you can get to reduce cloudiness in the tank (just make sure you get one that's safe to use while fish are in it).
Other suggestions might be doing a partial water change, and checking the filter to make sure it's working properly.
PS. As to the answer suggesting to put soap in the tank... DON'T! It could easily kill the fish.
2007-07-30 16:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'm not going to repeat what some have previously said, such as Copperhead, as they are right. I only wanted to add that you are massively overstocked, or soon will be, which is really going to make your water conditions extremely difficult in addition to the fact that when these fish reach full adult size, this cramped environment is going to cause extreme aggression between these already aggressive fish. At best, you really should only have two of these types of fish in a 75 gallon tank, and although the pleco is not aggressive, still includes the pleco as they can reach very large sizes themselves.
2007-07-30 17:02:47 · answer #4 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hope you did not use tap water with all that nasty stuff in it, sounds like your ph is to high, i would take out half of the water and ad more water slowly as not get the fish wacked out of shape, or call your fish pet store , they gotcha coverd, lot safer an save the fish//
2007-07-30 16:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Sonny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to see if the water gets worst and if it does then clean it out....but if it is a lot of money go back to the store and ask about each fish and about the water
2007-07-30 16:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by dayday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they need a fish bath one day put a little soap in there tank and then take the soap out in like 5 minutes and put clean water in it. also email me at kassidyl21@sbcglobal.net i am a pro at answering questions i wouldnt say i am the smartest girl in the world but i have my moments okay lol bye
2007-07-30 16:45:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋