Need advice new to owning a 10 Gallon tank

I have a 10 Gallon with a calico goldfish and a black moor also there is a plecostomus, It has been set up for 4 weeks now and i did not know when i purchased it that i needed to wait longer than 24hrs. that is what i was told when i bought it before i could put fish in it. My tank is cloudy now i was wondering if it could still be doing a bacterial bloom and would clear up in a few weeks? I have done 3 almost 50% water changes on it since i go it and vacuumed the rocks as I did the water change, this is a side picture of my tank. Can anyone help me?

 

Ya I figured that out after I purchased them and had them in here would of been nice for the pet store to tell me that, but on my part I should of done more research but I can't change that now only do what I can. But won't doing frequent water changes hurt the tank I mean I do need some of that bacteria right? Seems like I would be taking out what I need and causing it to do more clouding

 

The test kit said it was harmful I would take my fish out till its done I just have no were to put them but a small 1.5 gal and its not even set up so wouldn't do any good I'm starting to wish I would of never got it and stuck with my easy betta

 

The bacteria lives mainly in the filter, not in the water. So, doing water changes wont hurt it. Also, most pet shop workers dont know a thing about fish, so they wouldnt know that goldfish and plecos are not suitable for a 10 gallon.

 

First off let me welcome you to FishLore!

Now for the bad news. There is not a single fish in your tank that is suited for a 10 gallon tank. Goldfish, Moors and Plecos all require much larger tanks and you have compounded it by placing all 3 of them in it. It is going to be almost imposable to keep the water safe for them.

Please take the time to read up on the Nitrogen Cycle and the profiles of your fish. You also need to get a liquid test kit to test the water with so that you know how your tank is doing. Don’t waste your money on the paper test strips because they are very misleading and inaccurate.