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becca s asked in PetsFish · 9 years ago

Tank keeps Clouding!?

I have recently purchased a 10 gallon tank for my two goldfish, however, my tank keeps becoming cloudy, even after 25% water changes, drops, gravel cleaning, removing all real plant and even entirely fresh water...the cloudiness keeps coming back. Upon further web browsing, its probably a Ph imbalance or something, and yes I know I probably need a bigger tank but they were in a 1.5 gallon and I never had this problem. What other factors could be to blame?

Update:

So what should I do at this point? Should I separate the two fish until I can get some hardy fish in there to begin cycling it?

Update 2:

Its funny because as a kid I don't remember fish being this difficult. I had 5 goldfish in a 10 gallon tank with no filter and they lived for months lol ( I kid you not)

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    2 Goldfish over stock a 10 gallon and if there fancy goldfish they need at least 30 gallons if common they should be in at least a 55 gallon tank.

    The tank is not cycled and your over stocked .

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It's funny because as a kid you only kept them alive for months, they still had 19 or so years to go.

    10 Gallons is just far too small.

    Comet Goldfish will grow up to 12" (inches) and live 20+ years with proper care. Should have 75 Gallons alone, add 40 Gallons for each additional Comet.

    Fancy Goldfish will grow up to 6" (inches) and live 15+ years with proper care. Should have 25 Gallons alone, add 15 Gallons for each additional Fancy Goldfish.

    Goldfish produce incredible amounts of waste and ammonia, which builds up quickly and is very toxic to the fish when it levels jump too high. Your problem is Ammonia Poisoning. And the Ammonia Poisoning was caused by poor water quality. And that poor water quality was caused by such a small tank with so much waste.

    They were in a 1.5 Gallon? They're still going to die the same, horrible, long, extremely pain-full death no matter what.

    I suggest you start over. Sell EVERYTHING. Buy a big enough tank for the fish you want. Research plenty of facts. Cycle the tank. Buy the fish. Then you're all set.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    There are extra then one reason it could be taking place. one million. If the tank is newly set up or had a distinctive cleansing those days. If this could be a case bacterial bloom is the reason. merely safeguard frequently, do no longer touch the clear out for some weeks, and it will sparkling up via itself. 2. be certain you do no longer throw out or sparkling your clear out media suddenly - this could destroy the micro organism. Do it in parts, not extra then as quickly as consistent with month. 3. Overfeeding. Uneaten foodstuff immediately clouds water. Feed in small parts and make effective all of it gets eaten. 4. Too small a tank, or no longer sufficient filtration. Goldfish are very messy. Your 3, totally grown, could desire a a hundred gallon tank. I doubt your gold fish is done grown because of the fact uncomplicated goldies develop all of their lives, and in a large sufficient tank or pond and stored for sufficient years, will attain a good bit over a foot long. 5. merely use de-chlorinated faucet water - it has the food and minerals fish desire for long term wellbeing, mutually as distilled type waters do no longer. Please do no longer wory approximately PH - it has no longer something to do with cloudiness (people save tanks of ph commencing from below 6 to over 8 without subject concerns) and messing with it is going to easily reason you grief.

  • 9 years ago

    Your tank is not cycled and you are over cleaning. It could be a bacteria bloom or an algae bloom. A 10 gallon tank is not going to be easy to even temporarally house goldfish. So it will likely continue to have bateria blooms as it trys to maintain a cycle, then loses the cycle, and starts to cycle again.

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  • PeeTee
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    More research, it's actually a bacterial bloom. It's a sign of an uncycled system. Look up "beneficial bacteria in aquariums", "nitrogen cycle in aquariums" and "nitrobacter and nitrosomonas". If you understand these terms you will know what to do.

    Source(s): 60 years of fishkeeping.
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Ok well the tank is not cycled u can't just fill it up and then throw fish in they will die. U need to learn how to cycle the tank ur fish are going to die most likely.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    They are right. And/or you could take a water sample to your local pet store

    Source(s): Experience
  • 9 years ago

    i think its probly the tank i think you should clean off the walls so theirs nothing on them

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