Can anyone tell us why our goldfish aquarium keeps getting cloudy? We have tried a new filter and its clean!?

Bacterial bloom is why your fish tank is cloudy. The tank is trying to cycle, but you are preventing this necessary process by changing and/or replacing your filter!

The cloudiness is normal in an aquarium. Keep an eye on your ammonia levels as they will "spike" as your beneficial bacteria colonizes. You will then have a spike in nitrite and yet another colony of bacteria will colonize. You will need to perform a 20% - 25% water change weekly for about 2 months which is how long it will take your tank to cycle.

By the way, each fancy goldfish requires at least 10 gallons of water and single tailed goldfish require 50 gallons per fish. If your tank size is not up to these requirements, you will always have problems with your water quality and chemistry.

The Nitrogen Cycle: http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html

Cycling an Aquarium:

http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php

About goldfish:

http://www.firsttankguide.net/goldfish.php

http://goldfishinfo.com/

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Can anyone tell us why our goldfish aquarium keeps getting cloudy? We have tried a new filter and its clean!?

Most likely, you are overfeeding your goldfish. This can kill them - cut back. Goldfish are hardy creatures and do better with slightly too little food than with too much.

Also, if your tank is in direct sunlight, it shouldn't be - you'll get algae growth.

Finally (and very importantly) - goldfish need some bacteria in their water - and here's why: Their natural waste, in its pure form, is full of ammonia, which will ultimately kill them. (It stresses their gills and they suffocate.) There are bacteria that consume part of the ammonia and turn it into a less dangerous substance (nitrate). If you are too enthusiastic about making sure the water is clean, you may be cleaning up the bacteria. Crystal clear water isn't what your fish need.

Enjoy your goldfish! (I have about 8 of them - but they've gone from an indoor tank to an outdoor pond.)

There is a multitude of reasons this could be happening. Some of the more prominent reasons include:

1) The filter size is not the right size for your aquarium.

2) The filter does not contain a carbon filter.

3) The filter pad(s) need to be cleaned.

4) Overfeeding the fish.

5) Tank is overpopulated.

Try researching these first. If that doesn't work, take a sample of water to your local pet store and have them test it for amonia, pH level, nitrates, and nitrites. They can help you from there with your test results.

Good luck.

Probably because you have goldfish. They are the dirtiest fish. I had a 10 gallon tank with three small goldfish, had to clean it every three days, even with a great filter.

If you want fish but not the headache of cleaning all the time, try something other than goldfish. Tetras are fun and you can get four or five in a 10 gallan tank, and get a cleaner fish of some kind, or a snail to help with the maintenance.

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The yahoo assistant is correct. You tank is grossly overstocked. You should be doing water changes every two days, not every two weeks, also consider a canister external water filter. look at the possibility of upgrading your tank. You have fish have outgrown it already.

Too much or not enough of the solution which makes the water suitable for fish. Also, new filters don't work as well as older ones, and filters which are too old work worse than new ones. Try changing out your water a few times, and let your filter go through each one.

Another possible solution would be to get a new carbon filter and rinse it out VERY well.

Ashley O is the only one who knows a d*mn about what she is talking about, changing the filter is next to the worst thing you can do. It gets rid of all of the bacteria in the filter that you have built up, which god knows is even in there because if you do full water changes ur tank recycles. You DONT change your filter until is it basically falling apart a.k.a. you actually need to. And get tropical fish, they are more fun and they are actually good looking. Go look on google for "how to cycle a fish tank" and do that, looks like your going to have to use the fish cycling technique basically because you already have fish.

Aquarium filters are made specific to the size of the tank. The filter you have may not be made for the size of tank that you have, therefore it wouldn't have enough "cleaning power", if you will. Figure out how many gallons your tank holds, and try a different filter made for that size.