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[paul_219]

I was changing my water today a 70% water change. I heard a voice like something cracked. I refiiled my tank again, and i plugged everything back, then suddenly i saw my gouramis laying down in the tank and all fish dancing and jumping iin the tank. I looked and i saw my heater bloom up and there was some electricity in the tank, i directly unplug the heater and remmoved it. One of my gouramis was close o the heater it got electrocuted and made like a banana and her mouth was opened. After 3 min she was normal again. Will survive again or it will die. Now no heater in my tank i added an old one but not working that good. I am going to get a new one tomorrow. How long can they survive the temperature was 28 degrees celcius it dropped to 24 now. I hope they live for tomorrow to get them a new one.

 

[three-fingers]

24 degrees is an OK temperature to keep them at in the long term, even if it is on the low end.
Higher than that can better, but that depends on the fish.
So in short your fish will be fine without the heater until you get a new one .

 

[paul_219]

I have 3 gouramis and 2 sharks and 2 plecos. Would they be fine wothout a heater for a while.

 

[PRW1988]

Should be okay... so long as that temp doesn't drop bellow 22C...

 

[paul_219]

Ok 10x for the quick help.

 

[three-fingers]

Should be fine, I don't know any species commonly referred to as 'sharks' that need a higher temp of water...
But what type of 'sharks' do you have anyway?

 

[Scott MacAdam]

when you think of it, it gets colder than 20oC in the water at night where they are from.... don't worry about it, unless your house is kinda cold that is..... get a heater when you can, and if it DOES get pretty cold, fill a 2 liter bottle with hot water and float in in the tank.... the heat from this will warm your water, when they are the same temperature, do it again untill you get to the temperature you want.

 

[*Fishkies*]

You can also wrap towel around the tank to help keep the warmth in!!

 

[paul_219]

OK 10x. I have 1 silver shark and 1 columbian shark. Well i am going to get a heater today.

 

[noshybabs]

I did this when i first got my tank. Valuable lesson lernt, ALWAY!! switch of you tank electrics when working in there. ESPECIALLY THE HEATER!!!