cloudy water in goldfish tank

[Larry]

My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
done this before.

Your thoughts?

Larry

[Koi-lo]

"Larry" > wrote in message
...
> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
> done this before.
>
> Your thoughts?
=========================
A few large partial water changes should help. It may be time to buy a
larger tank for your fish. GF pass a lot of waste and are very active fish.
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[Gill Passman]

Larry wrote:
> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
> done this before.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Larry
>
Hi Larry,

Have I read this right? Six 8 inch goldfish in a 10 gall? Almost
certainly too many fish....I'd be inclined to try and rehouse these fish
if they are this large - either put them in a pond (might not be the
right time of year for this), try and trade them in at your LFS or go
out and buy a much bigger tank....

Water changes will help until you decide on a long term plan

Gill

[Beano]

Gill - I think Larry means he has ONE 6-8 inch goldfish in a 10gal.
Still a little small, so that might be the cause of you cloudiness...

[Gill Passman]

Beano wrote:
> Gill - I think Larry means he has ONE 6-8 inch goldfish in a 10gal.
> Still a little small, so that might be the cause of you cloudiness...
>

I did wonder :-) That's why I asked....

Gill

[Steve]

Larry wrote:
> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
> done this before.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Larry
>

As others have posted, that's a pretty big fish for 10 gallons. Is that
the body length only, or are you counting the tail? Also as others
posted, a couple of good water changes over a few days will help reduce
any water quality problem that currently may exist.

A bigger aquarium might help, or at least better filtration. Also be
careful not to overfeed, which would pollute the water. Are you using a
filter? If so, be aware to preserve the bacteria, so don't throw out the
media but rinse it instead...
Steve

[Koi-lo]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
.. .
> Larry wrote:
>> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
>> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
>> done this before.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Larry
>>
> Hi Larry,
>
> Have I read this right? Six 8 inch goldfish in a 10 gall? Almost certainly
> too many fish....
========================
I took it to read one 8" goldfish. I assume he's including the tail. The
tank is too small for even one GF of that size.
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[Tynk]

Larry wrote:
> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
> done this before.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Larry
> My 10 gal tank with a 6-8" goldfish in it has turned cloudy over the
> last three days. It's been running for 6months or so and has never
> done this before.
Larry,
First off, you need a larger tank for that poor Goldfish.
A 10g is fine for when they are younger, but when they reach this size,
they really need to be housed in a much larger tank.
For just the single Goldie, uprage to a 29g. Better yet, get a 40+
gallon tank and get him one buddy. If you wanted more than one buddy,
go larger than a 40g.
Also, you made no mention of your water change schedule.
How often, and what % is changed?
It amazes me that people don't realize how large those little fat
wobblers can get, as well as how much larger a tank they need compared
to most community fish.
(Not saying you didn't, just a general comment).

[Larry]

>
>Have I read this right? Six 8 inch goldfish in a 10 gall? Almost
>certainly too many fish....I'd be inclined to try and rehouse these fish
>if they are this large - either put them in a pond (might not be the
>right time of year for this), try and trade them in at your LFS or go
>out and buy a much bigger tank....
>
>Water changes will help until you decide on a long term plan
>
>Gill


Sorry Gil, message not very clear. Just ONE 6-8 in. goldfish in my
tank. ;-)

[Larry]

On 24 Nov 2005 08:10:19 -0800, "Tynk" > wrote:


>First off, you need a larger tank for that poor Goldfish.
>A 10g is fine for when they are younger, but when they reach this size,
>they really need to be housed in a much larger tank.
>For just the single Goldie, uprage to a 29g. Better yet, get a 40+
>gallon tank and get him one buddy. If you wanted more than one buddy,
>go larger than a 40g.
>Also, you made no mention of your water change schedule.
>How often, and what % is changed?
>It amazes me that people don't realize how large those little fat
>wobblers can get, as well as how much larger a tank they need compared
>to most community fish.
>(Not saying you didn't, just a general comment).

I know a larger tank would be better. The little guy started out in a
3g(from original owner) then to a spare 5g then to the 10g that was
once enought room. I need to convince my wife(her fish left over from
her workplace) that a bigger tank is what "Bubbles" really wants for
Christmas .

Larry

[Gill Passman]

Larry wrote:
> On 24 Nov 2005 08:10:19 -0800, "Tynk" > wrote:
>
>
>
>>First off, you need a larger tank for that poor Goldfish.
>>A 10g is fine for when they are younger, but when they reach this size,
>>they really need to be housed in a much larger tank.
>>For just the single Goldie, uprage to a 29g. Better yet, get a 40+
>>gallon tank and get him one buddy. If you wanted more than one buddy,
>>go larger than a 40g.
>>Also, you made no mention of your water change schedule.
>>How often, and what % is changed?
>>It amazes me that people don't realize how large those little fat
>>wobblers can get, as well as how much larger a tank they need compared
>>to most community fish.
>>(Not saying you didn't, just a general comment).
>
>
> I know a larger tank would be better. The little guy started out in a
> 3g(from original owner) then to a spare 5g then to the 10g that was
> once enought room. I need to convince my wife(her fish left over from
> her workplace) that a bigger tank is what "Bubbles" really wants for
> Christmas .
>
> Larry

:-)

[zir©on]

Perhaps carol aka koi lo was washed her nasty butt in your tank...sure
would account for it being cloudy.
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