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The water in my fishtank is turning greenWhy is it doing thisand how do i fix it2007-11-24 23:41:08Answers:

It is algae. But since it is your water that is turning green, and not the side of your aquarium, it is free floating algae. So, don't buy an algae eater yet. My suggested solution would be to turn your aquarium light off for a couple of days, and also close the blinds/curtains to any window that sheds light directly onto the aquarium. Also, get some shrimp. They are filter feeders and should take care of some of the algae problem. Ammano are probably your best bet, but do some research into the kinds of shrimp that will get along with your fish. Finally, when the algae problem seems under control and you decide to turn the light back on, reduce the time you keep the light on by about an hour to keep the algae from coming back. If when the free floating algae is gone, you still have algae growing on plants and decorations, then you should look into getting a couple of oto cats or siamese algae eaters.

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That is algie growing and you have to clean it.research about fish tank cleaning

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You have too much algae in your tank. Clean it and add drops to remove the algae. Or buy an algae eater, they are ugly little suckers!

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It's algea on the side of the glass. You can get one of those catfish that stick to the glass, or they probably make an algea cleaner. My usual method is to leave the tank light turned off for a week, since I don't like chemicals, I haven't looked. The fish won't mind swimming in the dark.

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sounds like algae to me. do you have and algae eater?? that would fix the problem pretty quick and they'll always eat the algae and keep it clean. they are like 2 dollars at any pet store.

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algae

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Just got this off the net hope it helps!