Cloudy water

No. Doesn't look like parasites. You don't need the stressZyme either - I've never used it. If it's one of those "bacteria in a bottle" things, then opinion's divided about whether they do any good whatsoever.

[Edit - just checked, yes it is 'bacteria in a bottle'...]

I think your tank will be healthier by you saving yourself work cleaning the sponges and money by leaving out the stressZyme :) The best work you can put into maintaining your aquarium is regular water changes.
 
Originally posted by Faramir
No. Doesn't look like parasites. You don't need the stressZyme either The best work you can put into maintaining your aquarium is regular water changes.
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Yes, water changes are very important - and - keep the 'new' water and existing water temperatures the same. Do a 20 - 30% water change weekly, maybe at most every other week.. :)
 
IT's Getting Worse

i think it is slowly going green, or more cloudy, i've reduced the number of fish in the tank and am going to get some more plants and a more powerful fluval filter at the weekend, i've added clear water treatment again, but no change, it is worse than it was yesterday, am i going to lose my fish, the angels are worth a bit, not iin money terms, but to me they are priceless
 
Don't bother with the clear water treatment - it won't do anything for a bacterial bloom, and may upset the water chemistry.

If the water's turning green now, reduce the lighting.

Water changes are now your friend, as are water test kits - I'd say you need kits for ammonia and nitrite. And if you're upgrading the filter, run the new one with the old one still in place for a while, or at least squeeze the sponge from the old one into the new. New raw filter media are not going to help you at this point.
 
You're getting good mentoring from Faramir, so I was just lurking...

but, if your cloudiness is developing a green tinge (in a white garbage can is where I notice it first ) you are somehow encouraging algae/euglenoids that make "green water."

Cut the number of hours your lights are on (photoperiod) to under ten a day. Get a timer if you don't already have one. Don't reduce the intensity of your lighting though. Have you added anything (besides fish flakes) that contained phosphates? a conditioner perhaps?
 
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