Comments on: What Causes Cloudy Water In Fish Tanks?

By: Sammy G

Sammy G — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:54:59 +0000

ammonia get some medicine and treat it asap
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By: Ashley O

Ashley O — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:52:59 +0000

It is a bacteria bloom. That's a good thing when you are cycling your tank. It is a bad thing if you already have fish. It happens when there is a lot of ammonia (fish waste) and bacteria shows up to eat it. Ammonia is a big problem for your fish. Too much will kill them. If you don't have a healthy colony of bacteria in the tank before you add the fish there is nowhere for the ammonia to go and it will quickly build up to toxic levels. If you have fish in the tank you will need to do partial water changes each day until the tank is fully cycled. Your goal is to keep the ammonia and nitrite levels down enough low enough to keep the fish alive until the process is over. You will want to buy a test kit and monitor the ammonia level. This is the ammonia spike now, later you will have a nitrite spike (also harmful to your fish) and then a nitrate spike (not as bad). Once the ammonia and nitrite levels are at 0ppm and the nitrates are below 25ppm your tank will be fully cycled. There is a good chance you will lose some fish in the process. At this point it can't be helped.
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By: venganceofg

venganceofg — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:50:59 +0000

its a bacteria bloom. it will go away in a couple days — there isn't much you can do about it — just tough it out and it will go away.
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By: crystalball_02

crystalball_02 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:48:59 +0000

Make sure you are not over feeding your fish, you are cleaning the tank once a month, replacing the filters once a month and if any fish die you remove them right away. Take your water over to a local pet shop and they usually test your water for free. I wouldn't be concerned about having too much oxygen.
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By: bzzflygirl

bzzflygirl — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:46:59 +0000

Edit: Its an ammonia spike. Ammonia is very toxic to fish. You need to change the water, not the filters. By changing the filters, you are killing off all of the beneficial bacteria. You need to get a test kit for ammonia (liquid drops, not strips). You then need to learn all you can about the nitrogen cycle in fish tanks. As you start to fix this problem and the fish heal from the burns, you'll notice them getting black spots if you are doing everything right. Those black spots are where the fish were burned chemically. A lot of people in this situation are surprised when the whole fish turns black. They have no idea they've burned their fish this bad inside and out.
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By: hopetobelucky

hopetobelucky — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:44:00 +0000

What causes a fresh water fish tank to get very cloudy very quickly?
The tank got cloudy in 2 days. I have 80 gallon tank, 2 pumps With filters and a "bubble" device. Can it get too much oxygen? Please help.
One 8" Goldfish that looks like a koi, One 6" goldfish, Onewhite goldfish One 10" Algea eater .
I clean the filters weekly.
What is cycling? The fish are 10 years old.