White cloudy water!

[AZeed]

My fish water has become very white cloudy overnight and all of my fish are breathing from the top of the tank!!

 

[Colin_T]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean every day for 2 weeks.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

Reduce feeding to 2-3 times a week for the next few weeks.

Increase aeration/ surface turbulence to maximise oxygen levels in the water.

How long has the tank been set up for?

 

[AZeed]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean every day for 2 weeks.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

Reduce feeding to 2-3 times a week for the next few weeks.

Increase aeration/ surface turbulence to maximise oxygen levels in the water.

How long has the tank been set up for?

It's been completely refilled yesterday!!

 

[Colin_T]

Do another water change today and increase aeration. There is something in it that is poisoning the fish and causing them to gasp at the surface.

 

[itiwhetu]

What fish do you have and what are the water parameters? Have you live plants in your tank? A photo of your tank would help us.

 

[AZeed]

What fish do you have and what are the water parameters? Have you live plants in your tank? A photo of your tank would help us.

2 ordinary goldfish, no live plants, about 6 litres of water

 

[kiko]

goldfish in my experience will live through anything...100% unfiltered tap water changes...christmas lights electrocutions (I was a kid xD), and very high temps...40C
as for the white cloud of death...it just means low oxygen...an air stone will help with that...
good luck

 

[Slaphppy7]

You have 2 goldfish in about 1 1/2 gallons of water...this will never work...a single goldfish needs at MINIMUM 30 gallons, 40 better

I would return/rehome the fish until you are able to properly care for them

 

[Fishboy_Max]

F in the chat for the goldfish, even if they survive this there will always be more.