i have a new tank its a water wonders 1.5 gallon . and i have a male guppie, and a platy, and a alge eater small and he is always behind the filter. The water is foggy and there is foam in the corner by the filter and there are bubbles on the rim. Beforew u say that the tank is small the fish are happy. I used to have two SMALL gold fish in side with those fish, but i gave the goldfishes to my science teacher. is this normal the water is foggy? the bubbles plz help. the ammonia too hight plz help i want to know! i have a good picture u might want to see it so email me at Hamsterboy518@aol.com. it has a tetra whipser 1-3i filter small.New Tank advice Plz!?
I guarantee your fish are not happy....the foggy water is ammonia building up in the tank/your beneficial bacteria starting to colonize, which can kill the fish. Sorry, but your tank is way too small for those fish. Here's a link that explains what cycling a tank is, which is what your tank is doing right now, it's the first article, and there's another article on there about ammonia and nitrite poisoning that are worth reading as well, so you can see what your fish are going through:
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/startu鈥?/a>
And, my apologies for sounding sh*tty, but people with no or minimal experience shouldn't assume everything's fine and get cr*ppy with others whom they're seeking advice from, when they don't have a clue.....Research before buying anything, and you'll not only save yourself the time and hassle, but money as well.New Tank advice Plz!?
It is probably from being too small of a tank and no your fish are not happy. That is fish abuse. How would you feel if you had to live in your closet all of your life? sure you can fit in there but you wouldn't have a very good life. Get a bigger tank (at least a 10 to 20 gal) so your fish can really be happy.
the water could be foggy because algae eaters are poo machines and in a small aquarium this could cause the ammonia to rise to harmful levels ( do weekly 20% water changes)
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