swordtails and broken heater

ilicec · 12-29-2006, 02:53 AM

so i got home at 1 a.m. and the tank i'm taking care of is 102 degrees. unplugged heater. what else can i do?

ilicec · 12-29-2006, 02:55 AM

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Phantom_Cichlid · 12-29-2006, 03:24 AM

bag the fish with that water and float them in something that is cooler then it, or add ice to the tank and take the lid of and ad aeration, i had this same problem and lost my fish the next few days

Puffer Pita · 12-29-2006, 01:11 PM

I would not add ice. I'd just do several small water changes about an hour apart, using cooler water each time to bring the temp down slowly so as not to shock the fish.

dolifisis · 12-29-2006, 01:43 PM

I used gel packs over the summer with good results.

12-29-2006, 02:53 AM	#1
ilicec Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	swordtails and broken heater so i got home at 1 a.m. and the tank i'm taking care of is 102 degrees. unplugged heater. what else can i do?

12-29-2006, 03:24 AM	#3
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	bag the fish with that water and float them in something that is cooler then it, or add ice to the tank and take the lid of and ad aeration, i had this same problem and lost my fish the next few days __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

12-29-2006, 01:11 PM	#4
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	I would not add ice. I'd just do several small water changes about an hour apart, using cooler water each time to bring the temp down slowly so as not to shock the fish. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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