need help please!

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rotem

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i just got a 10gal freshwater tank
-3 1.5" goldfish
-6 .5" guppies
-2 1" guppies
i filled the tank w/water n decoration n let it run for 24hrs
than i added the fish
i have a filter and a stone ,i had a bacteria bloom(the water were very blurry) and few days later the water did not become totaly clear.
i know from reading in this site i did many wrong things,
can someone help me reseting things before i start loosing fishes!!!
 
Welcome to AC!.

Please go here: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54117 and post more there because you two have more or less the same problems.

But Il get to some other questions:

You are overstocked with those fish. The gold fish need a 55g (see link), bug I guess the Guppies are ok.

Now letting the tank run will just stabilize all the equipment, not the bacteria. (see link) Do you know about cycling?

I understand that you want to get this fixed, but the best way to do so, is to attack the main problem head on. And that means returning the fish, or finding them a bigger home. Is this possible?
 
IMHO, you have too many guppies for your 10g, and that's *assuming*( I know I shouldn't do that) that you have both sexes. Guppies multiply rapidly and could very quickly overcrowd your tank.

As Kas said, your goldies need a much larger tank.

For now, since your tank is not cycled, you really should get at least an ammonia and a nitrite test kit. Fish produce ammonia, which is in turn, toxic to them. When levels become too high, and when theres too much biological matter, you get bacterial blooms along with sick fish. When a certain bacteria colonizes your tank, it breaks down ammonia into nitrite, nitrite is also toxic to fish.

For now, I think partial water changes of 50% should be done at least once every day to ease the stress on your fish. As soon as you have your test kits, try to keep ammonia levels below 1 ppm and nitrite levels below .5ppm. Cycling can take a while, but if you know someone with an established tank that is willing to give you some gravel or used filter material, it will help speed things along. Your tank is cycled when nitrite and ammonia read both at 0ppm.

HTH
 
o0oh WoW!! WAY overcrowded!! Goldfish need a MUCH larger tank! And guppies will reproduce quickly! I recommend only having about 3 guppies if you have 1 male and 2 females or just 6 guppies but ONLY one species (only male/female NOT mixed)

Well, Good Luck, maybe you should give some back to the fish store you got them from, or think about upgrading your tank! :)
 
Also, to be safe, you are supposed to let the tank run for at LEAST two weeks! And make sure it is completely clear (not cloudy) and conditioned BEFORE addign the fish!!
 
I'd say that amount of guppies would be fine in an established tank but the goldfish you need to get rid of. Do a search on here for goldfish. goldfish need at least 30 gallons per fish. They grow 10" - 12". I know we think of them living in bowls but they are one of the least suited fish for bowls or smaller aquariums. You also need to do a search on cycling. Waiting 24 hours has the purpose of waiting for the chlorine to dissipate. But you should only add one or two fish at first, then slowly over a few weeks to a month add more. You need to develope a colony of benefitial bacteria in your tank and filter which will convert the ammonia from fish waste into less harmful substances. Forums of cycling and the stickies posted on the newbie forum will help.
 
puppylover794 said:
Also, to be safe, you are supposed to let the tank run for at LEAST two weeks! And make sure it is completely clear (not cloudy) and conditioned BEFORE addign the fish!!
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That means nothing. Just leaving the tank to run for 2 weeks dose nothing. It needs to cycle. And cloudy water is normally just bacteria which is also fine for fish.
 
cant get the fish back!

is there any possiblity of fixing this condition w/out taking back the fish?
will the tank stablized itself with the fish?
i wonna keep the fishes because i dont think i can take them back...
 
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