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Fishy friend2
I Love Betta Fish!!!! They Are My Favorite Fish
It's probably The natural oils from your hands, it forms on the water surface when I have to stick my hands in my tank too,
Fishy friend2
I Love Betta Fish!!!! They Are My Favorite Fish
Well, to some extent it can be, because your skin probably has soap in it and it when you stick your hands in there it comes in your fish tank, but this is certainly not the cause of your ammonia problem
When I wash my hands I dry them thoroughly...Idk what it can be I randomly woke Sunday morning and my tank was foggy and I checked the ammonia had spiked upwhat can I do to fix this ive done water changes everyday and I doesnt seem to work I losy a fish already and I feel like im going to lose more
Your tank was cycled?
Did you possibly forget to add dechlorinator to your water before adding it to your tank? It could be that you lost your bacteria in your filter!
Do you have a liquid test kit? What are the readings of Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate?
When you wash your hands before working on your tank insure that your hands are extremely well rinsed, any residue of soap could harm your fish and bacteria. It may be a good idea to use a fresh little face cloth to dry your hands, that way you don't rub residues (soaps, oils) from the towel back onto your hands.
Did you possibly forget to add dechlorinator to your water before adding it to your tank? It could be that you lost your bacteria in your filter!
Do you have a liquid test kit? What are the readings of Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate?
When you wash your hands before working on your tank insure that your hands are extremely well rinsed, any residue of soap could harm your fish and bacteria. It may be a good idea to use a fresh little face cloth to dry your hands, that way you don't rub residues (soaps, oils) from the towel back onto your hands.
My ammonia is at .14 nitrate .5 and nitrite .5 everything in my tank was stable and then I woke up and it was randomly fogged up and yes my tank was cycled...and I dry with a towel after washing my hands
Have you done a water change yet? If not do one now. Keep those readings of ammonia and nitrIte as low as you can. It seems you still have some bacteria left, since there is nitrAte present, unless it is still a left over from before. The fogginess in your tank could be a bacteria bloom, or an algae bloom. Is there a greenish colour to the fogginess or rather white or milkish?
What I meant to say about the towel is, if you dry your hand with a towel that has been used many times before it may have soap and oil residues on it. If you use that towel after you've just thoroughly washed and rinsed your hands, they may end up just as dirty as before! I use a fresh face cloth to dry my hands with to avoid this!
What I meant to say about the towel is, if you dry your hand with a towel that has been used many times before it may have soap and oil residues on it. If you use that towel after you've just thoroughly washed and rinsed your hands, they may end up just as dirty as before! I use a fresh face cloth to dry my hands with to avoid this!
my water is more milky and I will be changing from towel to fresh face cloth... I changed the water on Sunday yesterday and today water still looks milky I know I have to be patient but how long would it take for it to clear up
You're doing great doing daily water changes. How much water do you change each time? As to how long it will take for the water to clear up, I don't know, this will depend on your tank. Have you checked your ph lately? Do you know what it was before?
I probably do a 20-30% water change and I have drift wood so my Ph is normally around 6.5-7.0 its always around there I have a 55 gallon fish tank
Usually, when there is something going wrong in a tank you should do at least 50% water changes (unless you're dealing with old tank syndrome). Just keep an eye on those parameters (ammonia, nitrite and nitrate), keep them as close to 0 as you can to avoid damage to your fish!
I used to get milky water after water changes, and found out later that my ph had crashed due to low gh and kh, that's why I was asking about your ph. You may want to check it to make sure it's still fine!!!
I used to get milky water after water changes, and found out later that my ph had crashed due to low gh and kh, that's why I was asking about your ph. You may want to check it to make sure it's still fine!!!
You want to check how the ph is in your tank right now. I don't think your ph crashed but just to be sure.
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