Re: High Temps....HELP!

[Dave Gomberg <gomberg@wcf.com>]

My guess is (and I have been in the Amazon and Rio Negro in collecting
regions) no sweat.   Them is pretty hardy fish.   As long as the
temperature swings are gradual.  When is the AC due back on?   Bring the
temp down slowly (over 24 hours).

At 04:28 PM 7/6/99 PDT, you wrote:
>When I returned home Monday night, I found that the air conditioning system
>had failed.  I have 14 tanks with temperatures in the high 80's.  
>I have tried baggies with ice floating in the water.  This does not help.
>Within 10 minutes the ice has melted.  I stayed home from work doing this
>over and over.  If the ambient temps don't go down, will I lose my wonderful
>apistos?  Anyone out there with any ideas or solutions to my dilemma?  How
>long can the fish handle these temps?  Will my teeny babies fail to
>survive?
>I know most of you all are off to the ACA.  Take a moment and share your
>wisdom and experience, please.  
>Francine in MD
>Fish - photography - genealogy
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