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Posted by Tynk on July 14, 2009, 10:25 am
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> We have had a very small tank empty of fish for several months, but we ha=
ve
> kept the little filter pump going continously. =A0 =A0Recently we bought =
three
> small gold fish and used half the water that came with the fish and half =
the
> water already in the tank.
>
> The water has gone cloudy. =A0 Can you advise the likely reason for this
> please and say what is roughly the maximum volume of water I can change
> every day. =A0Thanks.
Pay no attention to the Troll that is impersonating my screen name.
He's a vulgar old man who tries his best to disrupt the forums.
Basically, your problem is that you have a small tank and added 3
goldfish.
Running an empty tank for several months wasn't really doing anything
for the cycle unless you "fed" the bacteria during that time to keep
them alive.
Goldies need 10-15 gallons per adult goldfish...and even so that's a
minimum.
Depending on the type of goldfish, some can reach 16 inches long, and
can live 20+ years.
Do you know what type of Goldie you have?
What size ( in gallons) is this "small" tank?
How long are these 3 "small" goldies?
The cloudiness is either the tank starting to cycle or too many
goldfish in too small of a tank and it's going to crash.
Side note....never...ever add water from the bag to your tank!
Get back with the answers needed to help you further with this
situation.
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