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Posted by on February 19, 2008, 9:54 am
Please log in for more thread options a large body of water will slowly heat and cool. it is sharp swings in temp that
bring on ich... especially temps that fall faster than 4oF per day. Ingrid
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:03:17 GMT, hank@interall.co.il (Hank Nussbacher) wrote:
>I have goldfish in my pond and last I checked they were doing fine at 2c this
>winter as well as at 29c in the summer.
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>-Hank
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Posted by Tynk on February 18, 2008, 8:50 am
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On Feb 17, 12:21=EF=BF=BDpm, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote:
> Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.
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> Lu
Goldies have a general range between 68-76*f.
The key is keep the temp stable.
If this is needed by using a heater, then your answer would be yes.
However, consideration also needs to be made on how cold the room temp
is in the same area of the tank.
If your house is kept at 72*f, but the room the tank is kept in stays
at 65*f because of whatever reason....you would need a heater.
If you drop your thermostat at night to a chilly temp...then yes..you
might need a heater.
Stability is the main factor.
Fish can't handle temp swings like we can.
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Posted by L u on February 18, 2008, 12:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options My tank is next to a window in the living room, and the window leaks
air. I sleep without heat on.
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Posted by on February 19, 2008, 9:53 am
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GF are NOT cold water fish. They actually thrive at 75-78oF. they can do well
at
lower temps but what is really important is steady temps. with a 5 gallon tank
the
temp would swing too wildly for good fish health. get a bigger tank and do get a
heater, like a 50 watt. dont get too big a heater for the tank because when the
heaters break if they are large enough they can so heat the water that it kills
the
fish. Ingrid
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:21:29 -0500, Romantasy1@webtv.net (L u) wrote:
>Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.
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>Lu
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>winter as well as at 29c in the summer.
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>-Hank