Cloudy water

read the sticky on cycling your tank, then do a 50 percent water change. Add dechlorinator when you do.

That's right.....your tank is not cycled. You have introduced fish into a dangerous situation. The ammonia from their waste (goldfish are especially nasty) is building up right now to DANGEROUS levels for them.

PLEASE read the post here about cycling a tank.......if you follow it closely, you will enjoy your fish MUCH more.....and not have to flush so many little bodies.

Good luck!

umm.... 32 litres is only like... 8.4 gallons??

Three goldfish is too many for that tank...

cloudy water can often be a result of poor water quality. you probably have a spike in ammonia or nitrites. a water change is your best bet along with knowledge of the nitrogen cycle.

Do all your water chemistry tests, ammonia, nitrite, pH.... that sort of thing. See where you are with that and let us know.

best of luck.

How big are the goldfish?

They may be very small now, but I guarantee that in a few weeks your tank will be pushed well beyond its capacity, even if it were cycled properly. Goldfish produce huge amounts of waste and grow very quickly. You may want to return them to the store and get fish that will do well in a small tank long-term, like some guppies or tetras.

The cloudy water is probably a result of toxic levels of ammonia building up in the tank due to the goldfishes' waste. If you'd like you can get an ammonia test kit and confirm this, but at this point in time I think your best bet would be to return the goldfish, read about tank cycling, cycle your tank properly (it takes a couple of weeks at least), and then buy some more appropriate sized fish for your tank.

Best of luck

Goldfish do not have to be fed twice a day. They do not require that much food and the extra feeding is causing an excessive amount of excrement which in turn is causing excessive ammonia production. Frequent water changes are necessary until you can reduce the number of fish in this small tank.

Gold fish are dirty...

I'm not going to disagree with the other folks, goldfish are messy, and I'd defiantly recommend doing partial water changes (and testing the water to make sure there is no ammonia/nitrite/nitrate buildups), but if you have only had the tank going for a few days without cycling it before adding the fish, then I would think this is just the initial bacteria bloom, if its just a whitish cloudiness, and is actually nothing to worry about. If that's the case, most likely the bacteria will have settled down by the time you see this message. Many new tanks go through this for a day or two during their first week, and the bacteria bloom appears FAST, but it can settle down just as fast as the bacteria settles down to inhabit the substrate and filter if you have biofloss in the filter. If this is the case, then the bacteria is good for the aquarium, and will help you keep your ammonia and/or nitrite in check.

If your measurement is right and the tank is in L not GAL, then those golds will probably be pushing the limits for ammonia, but then, when I was young and stupid, I managed to keep 3 goldfish alive in a 5L hex tank for several years, without knowing anything about cycling or water changes. Probably didn't do them any good, but they survived until the air pump overheated and actually melted the bottom of the tank, causing a leak while I was away.