Alright, I have a problem and I don't know how to fix it. I don't even know if it's a disease.
The problem started, oh, lets say about midnight on Monday...or would that be Tuesday? Oh well. Moving on, I came downstairs to get a snack and took a glance over at my beloved aquarium. (Background - bought tank from former shark breeder, 55 gallons, freshwater, has had for about 7 years, has two oscars, 6 inch and 5 inch, and a 6 inch pacu, cleaned once a week) Very odd, the fish that had decided not to eat this morning (very odd, they try to eat people that walk by) are now appearing to have trouble breathing. Even stranger...the tank is quite cloudy. Well, it's about time to clean so I'll do a partial water change. Then, a little water is taken out, a little put in, I'll wait to see if it gets better. A couple hours later, about 2 o'clock AM Tuesday, stil cloudy. Actually, it's even more cloudy. And the fish are quite pale and not moving much. Now of course I freaked out at this point and took the fish out, putting them in a bucket of nice clean water (took the chlorine out and put a little start right in, after all, it was just temporary) Then I completely emptied the tank, put new water in, filled it up, and started it over. Well, it seemed ok, I didn't have another place to put them so I put them back in after a while. (At this point I've very tired) I go to sleep, content that the fish are looking better and the water is clear.
Next morning I get up, the tank is cloudy. Rather irritated I put them in another tank I had, that was nice and clear and doing good. The fish almost immediately got better. I emptied the big tank, took it outside, and am now in the process of bleaching the whole thing and restarting.
Here's the real kicker. Now the new tank is getting cloudy and the whole problem is returning. The people at the pet store are clueless. Does anybody here know how to fix this. I'm a little worried it has something to do with my fish.
Any kind of help will be appreciated.
The problem started, oh, lets say about midnight on Monday...or would that be Tuesday? Oh well. Moving on, I came downstairs to get a snack and took a glance over at my beloved aquarium. (Background - bought tank from former shark breeder, 55 gallons, freshwater, has had for about 7 years, has two oscars, 6 inch and 5 inch, and a 6 inch pacu, cleaned once a week) Very odd, the fish that had decided not to eat this morning (very odd, they try to eat people that walk by) are now appearing to have trouble breathing. Even stranger...the tank is quite cloudy. Well, it's about time to clean so I'll do a partial water change. Then, a little water is taken out, a little put in, I'll wait to see if it gets better. A couple hours later, about 2 o'clock AM Tuesday, stil cloudy. Actually, it's even more cloudy. And the fish are quite pale and not moving much. Now of course I freaked out at this point and took the fish out, putting them in a bucket of nice clean water (took the chlorine out and put a little start right in, after all, it was just temporary) Then I completely emptied the tank, put new water in, filled it up, and started it over. Well, it seemed ok, I didn't have another place to put them so I put them back in after a while. (At this point I've very tired) I go to sleep, content that the fish are looking better and the water is clear.
Next morning I get up, the tank is cloudy. Rather irritated I put them in another tank I had, that was nice and clear and doing good. The fish almost immediately got better. I emptied the big tank, took it outside, and am now in the process of bleaching the whole thing and restarting.
Here's the real kicker. Now the new tank is getting cloudy and the whole problem is returning. The people at the pet store are clueless. Does anybody here know how to fix this. I'm a little worried it has something to do with my fish.
Any kind of help will be appreciated.
