Your goldfish tank has got a strong smell of ammonia?

Answer 1

Cloudy Water is a sign of overfeeding. You should only feed goldfish the amount they can eat in about 3 minutes once per day. "A hungry fish is a happy fish". The reason it smells like ammonia is most likely because your tank is too small or you are using tap water to fill your tank. Tap water kills beneficial bacteria that breaks down your fish's waste under the gravel. If you use tap water then you should put water conditioner in it before it goes into your fish tank. To clear up your water I would do a full water change, wash the gravel and everything out, change the filter and fill it with dechlorinated water. Do not use soap to wash out your tank. After that do 20% water changes every 1-2 weeks. If you have more than 2-3 goldfish in a 10 gallon tank or less than you need a bigger tank. Goldfish are very dirty fish. So you should feed the fish less, clean out there tank, change the filter or buy a completely new filter, and buy a bigger tank if needed.

Answer 2

Many types of decholinator produce a rather unpleasent smell. Also goldfish are heavey ammonia producers and the smell could be eminating from that. If not done recently do a partial water change.

Answer 3

Cloudy water is quite common in newly set up aquariums. This is caused when opportunistic bacteria take advantage of the sudden availability of ammonia and nutrients in the water. To get rid of the cloudiness, just do some large 50-75% water changes until the bacteria recede.

Answer 4

First thing is CHANGE the WATER. ASAP!! Then follow the basic rules of fishkeeping that follow. :-1 inch of fish needs at least 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter. :- Every tank needs at least 50% of its water changed every week. If you keep to the above rules, and feed the fish good food it/they will stand a chance of living a normal lifespan. If you fail in any of them I can guarantee that your fish will be constantly getting sick and will have a very short lifespan.

Answer 5

Goldfish are junky fish, by that I mean they eat, swim, and poo. They are quite dirty too. All of the waste will eventually make your water stink, try change a portion of the water weekly or a bigger portion monthly

Answer 6

You are feeding your fish too much and you need a better filter. Try feeding your fish once a day for 3 minutes and buying an "Aquaclear Powerfilter".