Greenish Tinge To Water

[connorsbala]

HI there! I woke up this morning to look at my new tank setup and noticed that it had a slight greenish tinge to it. The day before, i added a neon and glowlight tetra and bogwood;and today i added 3 amano shrimp and plants. THe readings are fine, ammonia 0 nitrite near 0, but pH is about 8.0 and nitrate is relatively high, ill do a test in a min.
So what do you think the greenish tinge is from? THe fish seem fine though

 

[WILDER]

http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/algae/green.shtml

 

[connorsbala]

http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/algae/green.shtml

So will it harm my fish?Or is it just algae

 

[WILDER]

You never have a bala shark in a 2 gal tank, they need 90gals tanks, plus they have to be kept in groups.
Its absolutely cruel to keep a bala shark in that size tank.
No fish should be in that size tank at all.
Its severely overstocked and there all going to die of ammonia poisoning.

 

[connorsbala]

i know but i was told alot of wrong thingsc at my lfs.will my fishj be alright in that greenish water

 

[WILDER]

The green water won't kill them but ammonia posioning will.

 

[connorsbala]

Thank god! My ammonia is 0 but nitrate is quite high, ill do a test now

 

[WILDER]

No way will them fish survive in a 2 gal tank, the shark will not be able to move.

 

[connorsbala]

Theyre coping fine at the mo. Im movin them all to the 70 litre 1, 2 week by week! My nitrate was around 20

 

[WILDER]

Well I would put the rest of them in the 70 litre tank stand more chance in there than a 2gal tank.
I would take the bala shark back even a 70 litre tank is to small for him, and he won't be happy on his own.