My fish tank has gone cloudy after adding 3 small goldfish. Can anyone advise me on this. Are the fish at risk

Question

Had the tank going for 2 weeks, then added the fish. A week later its gone cloudy in there. I have a filter pump going 24/7 too. What am I doing wrong???

Answer 1

Yoh have done nothing wrongs is just "new tank syndrome" and it happens to every new tank.
You should test your water as i think the ammonia might be starting to creep up. Goldfish can be messy fish and because your tank is new there is not enough beneficial bacteria to convert the ammonia.

You should have just added 1 fish at this time until the tank was cycled and you probably would have been ok.
I would test your water, i would also suggest a small water change if things are alittle on the high side but this will put your cycle process back a little but its either that or the possibility of ending up with dead fish.

Go to your local fish shop and by a product called bio spira it will help speed up the cycle.

Also feed your fish very lightly as this will also help keep things under control.

Here is a link to what is meant by the cycle process, it would be a very long answer to type all of this.

Good luck with your fish and please feel free to email me if you need any further help

How big is your tank, goldfish need about 10g per fish as they get pretty big.

http://www.xanga.com/Expert_Fish_Help

Answer 2

Keeping the tank going for the first two weeks had started the cycle in your tank. However, two weeks is not enough time to cycle any tank and by adding three goldfish, you added ammonia (which goldfish produce a lot of) too fast and the cycle was upset.

You should get a test kit and test for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. You don't have much choice but to leave your goldfish in there. Follow the links to learn more about cycling your tank with your goldfish already in it.

http://www.fishlesscycling.com
http://aquamaniacs.net/forum/cms_view_article.php?aid=14

Goldfish need about 15 gallons each, by the way, so I hope you have a large enough tank.

Answer 3

The cloudiness is simply the tank settling down and building up the necessary bacterial flora to maintain it in a healthy condition.

It should clear within a few days, and it would probably have occurred even if you hadn't added the fish. Just leave it alone without adding any more fish for a week or so.

Answer 4

My fish water became into additionally getting cloudy yet then i used water conditioner, it left my water sparkling and sparkling and additionally facilitates restore the organic slime coat of fish. The water gets cloudy via fact nutrients and waste debris are floating around. The water conditioner makes those debris sink to the backside, then the clear out sucks them up. This water conditioner is risk-free for fish so which you would be able to pour it in with the fish interior the aquarium. They sale this at your interior of sight puppy shop, you could ask an worker for extra info in this product. i know it labored for my fish.

Answer 5

Cloudy water is normally caused by over feeding, so just feed less, i know on the sides of fish food it suggests that you feed as much as they will eat in about 2 minutes twice a day but we have found this is far too much.

Answer 6

your tank is not cycled yet
And since you added 3 goldfish at one time, that's way to much bioload at once

Check your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels with a liquid tester

If your ammonia and nitrites are not at '0' , and your nitrates are at '0', your tank is not cycled yet

you need to have nitrate readings to know that your tank is cycled

The cloudiness will disappear, when the tank is established

if your readings of the ammonia are way off, do a 50% partial waterchange with a gravel siphon right away


http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/what_is_fishless_cycling.html
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/how_to_do_a_fishless_cycle.html
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/using_fish_to_cycle_your_tank.html
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php


hope that helps
Good luck


EB