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I just got 2 new fish last night Why is the bowl cloudy already2007-11-24 23:36:44

I just got 2 black moors last night. I bought one of those round fish bowls for them. I made sure they had clean water and I fed them. This morning I noticed that their bowl seems slightly cloudy already. Do they need their bowl cleaned daily?

Answers:

Goldfish are notoriously 'dirty fish', they eat and excrete a lot. In my opinion, a bowl is a poor habitat for these fish. There is no oxygen going in the water (if you see your fish 'gulping' air, that is a sign of not enough oxygen), there is no filter system. I don't know why Pet stores continue to sell bowls or allow goldfish to go in them. It's pretty inhumane. Goldfish can live 20 years or more, but it's rare to hear of them doing so, because of bad housing.

What's going on is that in a healthy tank, there is a balance of bacteria in the filter that will help digest the uneated food and waste the fish produce, keeping the water clear. However, this has not had a chance to build up in your bowl. You should have started with one fish.

Now, you can start making small partial changes of water, but don't change all the water, because you will rinse out the bacteria that is trying to build up to digest the waste.

Also, don't rinse the gravel. This is a great place for the bacteria to grow.

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You need a filter!

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Maybe you are using to much food?

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no. this is probly normal. i have big tanks for my fish and its always cloudy with alge and fish pee. so its perfectly normal! when you start getting algee is when you need to start cleaning it. maybe one a week would be good.

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Maybe too much food they didn't eat or the bowl is not big enough for 2.

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They need a proper sized tank and a filter. Why buy a pet and know nothing of its care?