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fan fan Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 77 Votes: 13 Registered: 24-Mar-2004	recently the temperature here has rocketed to like 40 degrease celcius. and today i came home to find my tanks temp at 30.6 degrees, my question is this, what temperature can my fish withstand????i have tetras of various sorts, clown loaches and bristle noses
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	30.6C is nothing the temperature in my tank is constantly 30C last summer the temperature hit 34 in my tank and everyone is still fine (possibility of permanent brain damage, but they don't need their brain to get a PhD "permanent head damage"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bharatk Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 43 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Oct-2004	my water temp. is always above 28. Hardy makes any difference.One of my fish is a fantial gold and he seems to be in great condition!. so not to worry abt other non-cold water species. Just remember not to allow sudden temperature changes. Fish tend to eat more in warm waters and produce more waste, so don't forget doing weekly water changes. Bharatk
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Peter_W Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	I had a heater malfunction take my tetra tank to 94F (34.5C) for a day. The yoyo loaches and the neon tetras in it survived just fine. They were not happy, but they came through ok. One thing to think about.. the ability of the water to carry dissolved oxygen goes down as the temperature goes up. For insurance in case this happens again, you might like to put an air stone or the like in there to make sure that the fish don't suffocate from lack of oxygen. Its just a thought. I don't know how real a danger that is or not.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
fan fan Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 77 Votes: 13 Registered: 24-Mar-2004	water changes are never a problem. i do 20 percent every weekend. i have a flexible airstone that goes the whole length of the tank. its hooked up to a resun dual valve air pump and ive got my backup pump aswell (just incase) so air is no problem. i was just wondering if it could hurt my fish at all
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Take a lesson from your screen name and put a fan blowing air across the top of the tank to promote evaporation, this will reduce temperature
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	keep the light off this will help keep it cool, get the fan like it was said, keep your curtains in the room closed, I'd add an extra airstone, it wouldn't hurt, to have the extra oxygen, and it might help cool the temps, possibly??? Best of luck it's still a bit warm here in Texas, US...Take Care, Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Captain_Candiru Enthusiast Posts: 233 Kudos: 298 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Feb-2004	A temp of 40 C is pretty high, but I've heard of breeders having discus tanks that warm in South America. Its surprising what our fishy friends can acclimate to at times if the change is slow. As long as your tank isn't fluctuating heavy with 40C during the day and a sudden drop to 22 C at night, it shouldn't be to much of a problem. Keep your heater on in case of such a drop, but put its thermostat on low. That way if such a drop occured, you would still have the heater to buffer it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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