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    Hi guys, since we're talking about tank temperatures... i'm planning to keep a tank in my room which has aircon on at nights, temperature drops to about 22 degrees... i wonder if the fishes can take it? i have some boraras and some cherry shrimps in there...
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    IMO, 22 should be fine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fLuSh®
    Hi guys, since we're talking abt tank temps... i'm planning to keep a tank in my room which has aircon on at nights, temp drops to about 22 deg... i wonder if the fishes can take it? i have some boraras and some cherry shrimps in there...
    cheers
    Add a heater : )

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    flush, the fish can take it. A heater in Singapore is like a bit...

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    Should be OK for the shrimps, not sure about the fish. Most importantly is that the temperature does not fluctuate greatly. What is your daytime temperature?
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    since your aircon be operate at night, have you measured your tank temperature during day(aircon off)? running any fans then?

    what floras you intend to keep?!
    came across a website on boraras, stated temperature kept >23, suppose 22 temperature be alright!
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    hi guys... sorry for the slow reply... i'm not too sure what's the temperature in the day... but i have a 3ft tank in the living room which measures 26 in the day with fan on... plants i intend to keep, tenelus, some moss and mini nana... that's all...
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    If the temperature in the day is 26, it should be fine. Do you have a thermometer in your room tank?
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    well, i should get 1... after i turn off the aircon, about an hour later, there's condensation on the glass... haha poor fishes... winter and summer... only the plants happy...
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    I think temperature fluctuations this way is OK as it takes a gradual time for the tank to cool down to the room temperature and vice versa.

    An example of sudden changes in temperature that shock livestock is when you pour a bag of fishes from one temperature into the tank of a dissimilar temperature.
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    My 6ft actuallt fluctuates from 25 in the day to 22 at night. Condensation in the morning if i open the windows so... yeah it's perfectly alright. Even for "sensative" fish like Boraras maculata

    And PLEASE don't stick a heater in there. They're made for temperate places, not the tropics.

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    You could have a timer on the fan so that it switches on in the day and off at night, so the temperature variation will be less.
    Last edited by Justikanz; 23rd May 2006 at 12:40.

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