islandfish
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Help! I did a total change of my 10 gal tank last week and the foul water is stinking up the house! Last fall I adopted four baby goldfish from a coworker's outdoor pond, figuring I could handle a goldfish bowl! I received a 10 gal tank system for Xmas and set it up with large rocks instead of gravel, with some cover. Kept partial water changes w/ NovAqua water conditioner as instructed and siphoned some debris from bottom, but much remains beneath the stones. I once did a total water change with no adverse affect (just cloudy water for about a week before stabilizing). Added a bottom feeder this summer who really cleaned up a serious algea growth. All five fish are now BIG (biggest goldfish is more than 4" and the bottom feeder more than 5" (lfs said it could grow to 12")). I did a total water change five days ago and the tank is growing more murky each day, which wouldn't have concerned me too much. But the smell tells me something is wrong so I've stumbled upon you fine people. Can these fish survive me?