Re: [GSAS-Member] Sad and Hot week/ Bristle nose

["Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

My apartment went up to 95 on the 105 Thursday. I fled to the mountains and
camped! At least it was 70 degrees there at night, but up to 95 again in the
day on Friday. It was 88 when I came back.
 
All my fish and shrimp survived except a red-lined pencil fish that may have
not been doing well to begin with. I've heard that if you use a fan blowing
right across the water, you can drop the temperature by 10 degrees.

Susan 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Richard Parke
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:32 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Sad and Hot week/ Bristle nose

The temperature on my overstocked 50 gal tank (usually kept around 74°) rose
to to 84° several times. All the inhabitants (1 three-inch+ pearlscale
goldfish, 1 three-inch calico ryukin goldfish, five zebra danios, 9
glowlight tetras, at least 9 white clouds, and 1 articulated hillstream
loach), survived. The tank is thickly planted (mostly java ferns and
anubias) aerated by waterfall filter and large airstone. I did my usual
weekly 50% water change, kept the lights off except for the daily feeding.
Although I assumed everyone was extra hungry because of the higher
temperatures, I fed a bit less than usual and counted on the smaller fishes'
ability to easily out swim the goldfish. Tank temperature has returned to
normal, and everybody (including plants) seem to be 'jes fine!

Thanks to the big Aquarium-God-in-the-sky/water. 

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Linda Knapp<mailto:linda@bozuk.org> 
  To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
chat<mailto:gsas-member@thekrib.com> 
  Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Sad and Hot week/ Bristle nose


  I wonder how hot the tanks got? I have a bunch of bristlenose in my  
  old discus tank which I used to bring up to 84-86 degrees when I had  
  Discus in there. I guess the tanks could have gotten up in the  mid 90  
  degree range easily.

  I was gone during the Seattle heat wave and so missed out on the fun  
  (I was in Foggy San Francisco where the temp topped out at 70) The  
  tanks in the hottest part of the house are unfortunately my Axolotl  
  and my two Saltwater Nano Tanks. My Axolotl was NOT happy even though  
  I had my daughter throwing ice in his tank every chance she had. He  
  seems better now but I am still doing frequent water changes and  
  adding ice - he likes ICE cubes always! I really need to move him to a  
  cooler spot.  My saltwater tanks did ok but  over the years I have had  
  the things in them pared down to what would survive hotter temps (ie  
  everything else I tried died). I tell you saltwater tanks are really  
  not for the faint of heart. I did loose my Bubble coral  out of my  
  smallest tank. I wish I had had my daughter switch the saltwater tanks  
  to lights off during the day.

  Oh well hopefully we will not get too many more periods like that.
  Linda


  On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:50 AM, Steev Ward wrote:

  >
  > I heard from several people who lost Bristlenose Plecos during the  
  > heat. I'm starting
  > to think they don't like high temperature.
  >
  > Steev
  >
  > Subject:   Re: [GSAS-Member] Sad and Hot week
  >      Date:  Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:58:28 -0700
  >     From:   Shango Los
<shango@shangolos.com<mailto:shango@shangolos.com>>
  >
  >> Albino
  >>> Bristle nose......
  >
  >
  > Sadly I lost 8 Albino Bristlenose from the heat too.  I sold 10 of  
  > them to a
  > friend and they didn't make it back to his house through traffic and  
  > the
  > 100+ heat that day.  Such a waste of little life forms; and so  
  > surprising
  > too because they are a really resilient species.
  >
  > Luckily, I still have my breeding stock plus two left for sale.
  >
  >
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