how come my 90 gl tank gets so cloudy when my gold saum lays her eggs? does this happen to any one else and whats the reason for this ??
why a cloudy tank when eggs are laid?
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this is the 3rd time in a in a month and a half first broad was unsuccessful 2 i am putting them in there own tank now and now this these guy are worse then convicts lol
There isn't enough information to nail down the answer, but it is likely that it is a bacteria bloom. Fungus is normally associated with egg failure, but the cloudiness is typical of high bacteria numbers. In either case, one factor or more is not optimized. Under filtration and inadequite maintenance combined with a sudden increase in organics can cause bacteria blooms. Substrate without UGF plates will harbor anaerobic bacteria that can quickly bloom with the increase of organics. Many bacteria can thrive in both anaerobic and aerobic environments. When they become aerobic, they consume large amounts of oxygen in the water and can cause suffocation in both the parents and the eggs (the eggs are much more prone).
depends on the amount of fry. I had over 300 fry in a 20gal filled 1/4 way up. I only have 12 left, few weeks old and they are in the same tank with about 9 gallons of water.