My tank stinks

[wetmanNY]

Give it more oxygen, to oxidize skunky phenols and mercaptans. Put a pencil stub under one corner of the glass top. Drop the water level to get more splash...

Step up those partial water changes. Cut the flakes to a third till there's no odor...

 

[Faramir]

Erm - what fish have you got in here? It's not the collection you describe in the "Are these fish compatible" thread is it?

 

[jemmabubbles]

is your water green? have you cleaned the hood? is the tank insides slimey? any dead plants?

 

[Serrateeth_2002]

I thought a tank needs those air fresheners ,
my tank always smells like fish,although nothing is dead.

 

[Cichlid Woman]

Rump, do you have sand substrate? If you do, could be an anaerobic pocket in there ... I've heard they smell really bad. Hope that's not it, because the stuff in the pocket would be bad for your fish.

-- Pat