110 new tank cloudy water
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Well if you just let it sit for 2 weeks with out doing anything to it it's starting to cycle now that you have fish in it (there's several articals on cycling a tank in the beginer thread.)
If you did cycle your tank properly and you're just adding fish now it's normal for it to be cloudy at first infact the water can be murky for several weeks while the ecosystem of the tank establishes itself especially when adding that many larger fish so quickly.
I've never kept any of those fish but I'm concerned you're way over stocked, Oscars seem to be kept 1 in a tank that size not four. But there's people around who know much better then me about that.
If you did cycle your tank properly and you're just adding fish now it's normal for it to be cloudy at first infact the water can be murky for several weeks while the ecosystem of the tank establishes itself especially when adding that many larger fish so quickly.
I've never kept any of those fish but I'm concerned you're way over stocked, Oscars seem to be kept 1 in a tank that size not four. But there's people around who know much better then me about that.
Okay first and for most you need to get ALL those fish out of that tank and take them back ASAP or you risk losing them all. You need to cycle your tank which means either adding ammonia (preferred) or a few small and hardy fish (not prefered by most) to it to build up the benificial bacteria in the tank.
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/fre...eshwater-beginner-stickies-read-me-first.html
This link will give you a lot of details there's several others in stickies on the various fresh water threads.
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/fre...eshwater-beginner-stickies-read-me-first.html
This link will give you a lot of details there's several others in stickies on the various fresh water threads.
do the research, then buy the fish, and very rarely can you trust the guy at the store...but you need to cycle the tank properly (that cycle product you bought probably didn't do anything), and the fish you have will easily out grow that tank with how many you have in there, so if possible, return them. if not, keep them alive best as you can and try to find a home for them some other way.
Ok, if this isn't a Troll, you really need to take a peek at the link in my signature on "cycling a tank" and suitable stocking options for your tank. I can say that your fish are currently in extreme danger of dying of ammonia poisoning. "Cycle" will not do anything for your tank, it's worthless IMO. It does not cycle your tank, contrary to what it may say. Don't take any more advice from anyone at your fish store, they haven't lead you in the right direction so far.
Marvin - stop posting unless you're going to take the time to understand what kind of advice to give at appropriate times, you're "advice" here is not productive or helpful.
Marvin - stop posting unless you're going to take the time to understand what kind of advice to give at appropriate times, you're "advice" here is not productive or helpful.
