My guppies and platy at 30 degrees doing good
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We all know weather in Singapore in the recent few weeks has been very hot.
Did the hot weather affect any of your livestock?
I lost around 15 glowlight tetras and 12 platies in the last few weeks.Lost 2 comet goldfishes when they launched kamikaze dives out from their tank.Temperature readings in both tanks read 29.5 degrees and 30 degrees respectively.
-50 assorted normal Platies, 12 assorted Corydoras, 30 Ember Tetras and 14 Kuhli Loaches in a 90 x 45 x 50 tank.(Eheim Ecco Pro 300)
My guppies and platy at 30 degrees doing good
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Maybe it is caused by stress due to overcrowding as well.
Warmer water temps usually wouldn't negatively affect most hardy fishes like goldies, tetras and platys. 29-30°C is quite normal for most of our tanks in local conditions.
What could affect them at warmer temps is the reduction in oxygen content in the water and their higher metabolism (which also makes them use more oxygen), so if your tank has too many fishes and not enough aeration, its possible the fishes can be affected by lack of sufficient oxygen during warmer weather. Try improving oxygenation by increasing surface agitation (ie. adjust filter outflow to churn the water more or run air stones).
If your goldfishes jumped out of the tank, they might have been spooked or chased by other fishes, or the water parameters somehow not to their liking and they try to escape. Will be a good idea to test your tank's water parameters to see if anything needs to be fixed.
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