memorywrangler Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I started the AC Medication Trio treatment on a betta yesterday. At the time the water was crystal clear. There was some algae growth, but nothing else notable in the tank. This evening I have cloudy water, these little mushroom things on the glass, and an apparently still healthy fish. What's going on? Should I be worried? Is this normal? -steve I st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hmm . . . I have never personally experienced this before. How long has your aquarium been set up? What are your parameters, including temperature? Is this a glass aquarium or a plastic / acrylic one? What sort of filtration are you running? I always like to mix the power packets in a cup of tank water thoroughly before adding to ensure that they're easily dissolved first. It might be a bio bloom -- especially if your tank is new, and the cycle isn't very established. Antibiotics do whack at bacterial colonies a bit. But if your tank is going strong awhile, that shouldn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorywrangler Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Here's the details: 5.5 Gallon glass tank The tank has been up about 2 weeks. It's got a sponge filter that I brought over from an established tank. It's not cloudy from the powders. I added them last night and the tank was clear this morning. water Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0.5 Nitrates: 5 ph 6.6 chlorine 0 temp: 77 gh 16 kh 7 I did a 50% water change before I started the meds. Nitrites were at 1 or so and nitrates at 10 or 15, so it seems like the cycle was not fully established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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