Help Please!

[Krickette]

OK, well, for starters, I'm a college kid. A college kid in Louisiana.
We have no control over the temperature in the dorms, unfortunately. I kept forgetting my heater, so for the past month or so, my fish have been dealing with temperatures slightly less than ideal. Not freezing, but not the best for my guppies.
I have a 20 gallon tank with 7 guppies (6 of them are fry) and 3 neon tetras (transfered from another tank due to a leak and a huge mess... they were left over from that disaster and had no place to go)
The problem is, they turned the heat on for the winter, right. Well, it's no longer winter. It's louisiana, which means it's 70 degrees outside....and therefore HOT inside. I have a thermometer on my fishtank, but it only goes up to 84 degrees. It's way on up there, right at 84, I'm worried it might actually be hotter than that. It's so hot I've already started to dehydrate! Well, my fish are all swimming a little funny. Just like every once in a while getting a little sideays, and they are spending a lot of time going up and down the corner of the tank.
I have no idea what to do for them to make it a little cooler in there. I mean, 'm going to do a water change today or tomorrow, depending on when i have time, but I dont know how much that will help. I've left my light off for the past 2 weeks, but it doesnt seem to be helping much.

How hot is too hot? What can i do to help them?

 

[benniebru]

u could try putting a few ice cubes in the tank, but what i dont understand if its 70 outside y is it 85 +in the tank? turn ur heat off. if u have no control over ur heat i would be complaining to ur school.

 

[WILDER]

Best thing to do is buy a heater for your tank so the temp is stable.
The problem with not having a heater is that the temp is up and down causing stress and desease in the tank.
Plenty of aeraton in the tank in warm weather.
Ice cubes don't do much as they soon melt and the temp goes down making the fish stressed to the temp being reduced then up again.
All you need is warm weather is plenty of aeration and a cool room with a fan, and curtains closed.

 

[Krickette]

I have all sorts of airation. I have a heater, I was just afraid to put it in atm, because its so hot. I finally remembered to bring it >.<
I have a filter and a bubble curtain, so i think thats enough airation. We have all the lights off in the room, windows open with blinds closed, door to the halway open, fans blowing everywhere. Its just miserable. For 2 weeks we were gone though, so the room was super hot, no ventilation, etc. I think thats part of why the tank is so dang hot.

 

[omega59]

i agree, get a heater and start using it asap!

 

[stiffler69]

I have all sorts of airation. I have a heater, I was just afraid to put it in atm, because its so hot. I finally remembered to bring it >.<
I have a filter and a bubble curtain, so i think thats enough airation. We have all the lights off in the room, windows open with blinds closed, door to the halway open, fans blowing everywhere. Its just miserable. For 2 weeks we were gone though, so the room was super hot, no ventilation, etc. I think thats part of why the tank is so dang hot.

We Have gale force winds, snow, sleet hail stone and generally pissy weather and your complaining why exactly, your fish will be fine they can take a little bit of heat in the tank i normally have myn floating around 80, they originated from your parts so pretty sure they can hadle that climate. Next time you come online whining about beautiful weather think about us poor british people

 

[bucksgill]

Next time you come online whining about beautiful weather think about us poor british people

Lol