gold fish tank

Question
I just put gold fish in my 10 gallon tank that I have had ready for a week. After I put the fish in the water got very cloudy, that was yesterday. I got up today and there is about an 1/8 of an inch of foamy bubbles on the top. What can I do for this?  

Answer
Hi Ashley,

You had the right idea by having the tank ready for a week.  Did you having it running with the filter during that week?  If you didn't, then that is why the water went cloudy.  If you did, I can't  explain why your water went cloudy.  The foam on top is either alot of oxygen build up in the water (good) or a nitrate or ammonia build up in the water (bad).  To check for ammonia and nitrate, swirl the water with your finger.  If it makes bubles that pop instantly (less than 5 seconds), then the foam is just and oxygen build up.  If the bubles dont pop in less than 5 seconds, you need to buy a treatment for ammonia and nitrate.

I hope I helped,
James.