Cloudy Water

[katie1984]

Three days ago, i bought 2 siamese fighters. The tank has 3 sections, one for each fish and a space (for a new fish)
My concern is the water in the 2 individual sections with fish in them is going cloudy. The water in the section which does not have a fish is still clear.

What is this and how can we fix the prob and clear the water?
Cheers!

 

[Boids-n-more]

How much and how often are you feeding the fish. Do you have anykind of filter on it ? Did you wash the dividers and tank out before putting water into it?

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

did you rinse the tank and the gravel and ornaments out?

 

[katie1984]

I have phoned the pet shop. They said i might be overfeeding them. Also it could be bacterial bloom in a new tank.
The dividers came already in the tank.
We are going to do a 2/3 water change and keep the fish in 1/3 of the water. Clean the tank and get rid of the small amount of excess food on the bottom of the tank. Hopefully that will fix the problem... They are such beautiful fishies! Ill get pics up soon!

 

[Bullrock74]

Three days ago, i bought 2 siamese fighters. The tank has 3 sections, one for each fish and a space (for a new fish)
My concern is the water in the 2 individual sections with fish in them is going cloudy. The water in the section which does not have a fish is still clear.

What is this and how can we fix the prob and clear the water?
Cheers!

If the cloud starts off milky white and then turns green, it is not a bacterial bloom, but an algae bloom most likely caused by overfeeding.

 

[katie1984]

Thanks guys for your help. We started to feed them a little less, and the water began to clear itself up this is a very helpful forum