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Krash7172 Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 47 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-Nov-2007 | I was out of town this weekend and came back to a broken furnace. 75gal was 48F and my 29 was 41F. I have goldfish and native lake fish. They all survived and tanks are back up to 70F now. I don't think the mystery snails made it though. |
 Posted 23-Jan-2008 00:25 |     |
FRANK       Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002    | Hi, Sorry to hear about the furnace. Ours went bonkers too but I simply had to reset it. That is one advantage of keeping native fish, they can handle the lower temps far better than the tropicals! Frank  -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 00:40 |  |
platy boy  Banned Posts: 131 Kudos: 74 Votes: 30 Registered: 23-Mar-2007  | what would you clasify as a native fish? 33 gallon 7 neon tetras-5 platys-3 bleeding heart tetras-2 corys-1 rainbow shark-2 L83 gibby plecos |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 00:58 | |
Shinigami      Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001  | Native fish are fish that are native to your country. It just happens that most of us live in more temperate zones rather than tropical ones, so our native fish can handle lower temps than the native fish of someone in Brazil.  -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 01:07 | |
| Krash7172 Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 47 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-Nov-2007 | Largemouth bass, bluegill and a Channel cat. (I know how big these fish get) The snails are out and about tonight  It is actually surprising though how warm the water will stay in a lake. It can be completely frozen over on the surface but 50F near the bottom as the earth heats the water. It's likely that my fish have never seen water that cold before. |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 07:15 | |
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005 |  Edited by monkeyboyFish tanks are an expensive addiction |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 19:13 | |
| Krash7172 Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 47 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-Nov-2007 | No heaters. These fish prefer 65F so I keep them at room temp. |
| Posted 23-Jan-2008 20:06 | |
| Krash7172 Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 47 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-Nov-2007 | Looks like furnace is fixed (after 2nd service call) and I did routine maintenance on my tanks today. I decided to test ammonia and nitrite for possible bacteria loss due to cold temps a week ago. Ammonia was .75 in my 29 and Nitrite was .5 in my 75. All other params are normal. Looks like I am going through a mini-cycle with both tanks. It seems odd that the 29 is showing ammonia and the 75 isn't but it was nearly 10F colder than the 75 when I got home. It could have been even colder while I was gone. On a positive note, all my critters are still doing well  |
| Posted 28-Jan-2008 04:48 | |
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007 | wow, that's quite a tale, glad your fish made,a nd heres to hoping your mini cycle is just that, mini! |
| Posted 28-Jan-2008 14:13 | |
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