One of my bettas just had a water change 3 days ago. It's extremely cloudy! I did add a new decoration (it's like a cave) in the tank, but I rinsed it off with hot water really well before I put it in his tank. Should I change is water again, or will he be ok? He's building a bubble nest, so he doesn't seem to mind, but I don't want him to get sick or anything.
My other betta's water is fine, though.
2007-08-05 14:34:27 · 6 answers · asked by ~Rattitak~ 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
He's in a 2 gallon, unfiltered tank and I do full water changes every 7 days.
2007-08-05 16:20:34 · update #1
Are you changing your water like you would in a bowl, changing out the entire contents or just a partial change? What is the size of the tank? I don't think this is really a cycling effect just yet though typically cloudiness in the water is. Probably the hot water heated up the cave and has interacted with your tank water is what I think, or you overfed him. Betta's are very very hardy fish and unless you get extremely toxic readings, he should be ok. I have a biowheel 3 gallon set up at work, I change out a gallon once a week. When I first populated it with the Betta 2 white clouds and 2 zebra danios, the water never really got cloudy, and the ammonia soard up to almost 3 ppm and noone died from that. I did do a partial water change but it stayed pretty high for about five days. Check your ammonia levels just to be sure. If he is building up his bubble nest, I'd say odds are he's quite a happy Betta right now and nothing to worry about.
You can learn more at fishless cycling.com or just use the link on my profile.
JV
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This particular case wouldn't likely be associated with a bacterial bloom. This sounds like water not dechlorinated, or too much feeding being that you don't have the tank filtered. I think you should get a really small filter and that will assist you in keeping the water quality a little better, but I don't think he's stressed if he's building his bubble nest, I think he's quite happy actually
2007-08-05 16:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its caused by high ammonia levels. You should never change 100% of the water in any tank. Betta's are best kept in a minimum of 5 gallons with heat and filtration. Basic maintenance is a 15% water change weekly, using some kind of siphon that can get down into the gravel. If you don't have one you can stir the gravel well then change the water. The stirred up stuff will settle back out quickly. Read up on how to cycle an aquarium. The first two months require a little more work. You can probably just do 30% water changes every other day for the first couple of months and be ok, but doing the research will help you understand what is going on. Hope this is a help to you=
2016-05-19 16:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuck, you need to change water in an unfiltered tank more than once a week, or he will get sick and die young. Make sure a lot of food doesnt hang around the tank, only feed what he will eat. Best thing is to get an inexpensive filter, he deserves clean water. A bubblenest doesnt mean he likes dirty water.
2007-08-05 16:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by boncarles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a filter for your tank and start doing just partial waterchanges with a gravelsiphon of 25% weekly and get also a live plant, your tank started cycling again, that's the reason it's cloudy
If you have a filter, the good bacteria can start building up
hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-05 19:14:04 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Its just your tank cycling. it will go away after a while. Just continue to do 20-25% water changes every week. it will be fine.
2007-08-05 14:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think he will be fine
2007-08-05 14:37:00 · answer #6 · answered by trl. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋