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Hi everyone. This is my first post and I am glad to have found you guys and gals. I am looking forward to getting some good advice form you and in time being able to give it to others as well.
The situation:
About 3 months ago I purchased a 5gal tank and 7 female beta's for my kids just to look at. I soon became attached to it and started trying to take good care of them. All as been well for the most part but recently I have developed cloudy water. I am hoping you will be able to help me diagnose and cure the cloudy water.
The specifics:
5gal Fluval Edge tank w/ 3 stage filter. Filled to about .25 inch from top.
5gal tank heater.
I have tank lights on for a few hours almost every day. (very inconsistant) (tank gets great natural non-direct light)
6 female's. 1 bottom feeder type of fish-not sure what it is. They seem very happy and healthy.
1-1.25 inch of brown gravel from petco.
no live plants.
several fake plants and logs for hiding and to look nice.
I change 50% water once every 2 weeks. very slowly and carefully.
I never vacume the gravel. (I did 1 time with a 100% water change and 2 fish immed. died so I never did it again) (replaced 1 fish)
I feed once a day every morning. Just enough that they eat in about 2 minutes.
I feed freeze dried brine shrimp from yourfishstuff on the net.
With every water change I use 5 ml of AquaSafe.
I recently put in one half of a TetralVeggie tropical algae wafer for the bottom feeder. It did not eat it. (water was cloudy before this)
Please ask questions if I am missing anything.
I would really appreciate any help that you can give. I would really like to keep my fish happy and healthy.
ALSO: please comment about other things I am doing wrong. I want to learn.
Thank you very much!
The situation:
About 3 months ago I purchased a 5gal tank and 7 female beta's for my kids just to look at. I soon became attached to it and started trying to take good care of them. All as been well for the most part but recently I have developed cloudy water. I am hoping you will be able to help me diagnose and cure the cloudy water.
The specifics:
5gal Fluval Edge tank w/ 3 stage filter. Filled to about .25 inch from top.
5gal tank heater.
I have tank lights on for a few hours almost every day. (very inconsistant) (tank gets great natural non-direct light)
6 female's. 1 bottom feeder type of fish-not sure what it is. They seem very happy and healthy.
1-1.25 inch of brown gravel from petco.
no live plants.
several fake plants and logs for hiding and to look nice.
I change 50% water once every 2 weeks. very slowly and carefully.
I never vacume the gravel. (I did 1 time with a 100% water change and 2 fish immed. died so I never did it again) (replaced 1 fish)
I feed once a day every morning. Just enough that they eat in about 2 minutes.
I feed freeze dried brine shrimp from yourfishstuff on the net.
With every water change I use 5 ml of AquaSafe.
I recently put in one half of a TetralVeggie tropical algae wafer for the bottom feeder. It did not eat it. (water was cloudy before this)
Please ask questions if I am missing anything.
I would really appreciate any help that you can give. I would really like to keep my fish happy and healthy.
ALSO: please comment about other things I am doing wrong. I want to learn.
Thank you very much!