How To Adjust Water Temperature Slowly

[kleewill]

Hi there,
 
My son just found some mollies in the reserve in the park and he wants to keep them in his fish tank.  The water they were in was 16 degrees celcius.  Does anyone have advice on how I can get the temp up to 24ish without shocking them.
 
Thankyou.

 

[Cameronb_01]

Water changes, each one being a degree or so warmer than the last?

 

[Blough]

Do you have a heater? They'll get the water to temperature slow enough.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

A heater will make a gradual change, as Blough said.
 
You said that they were in a reserve/park, are you sure that they're legal to take?

 

[Aquarian58]

After almost a week I'm sure the OP has resolved the temperature issues.
 
I'm curious to know whether the fish being discussed are in fact "Mollies" since, to my knowledge, they are not native to Australia and would most likely have been put into the waterway by someone who no longer wanted to look after them.

 

[kleewill]

A heater will make a gradual change, as Blough said.

You said that they were in a reserve/park, are you sure that they're legal to take?

Yes, definitely legal. They shouldn't be in there anyway, people have dumped them

 

[itiwhetu]

Yes, definitely legal. They shouldn't be in there anyway, people have dumped them

So how did you get on with the Mollies?

 

[AmyKieran]

Wow that response was off 6 years ago lol

 

[GaryE]

Wow that response was off 6 years ago lol

How to adjust temperatures verrrrrrrry slowly.

 

[Back in the fold]

Wow that response was off 6 years ago lol

How to adjust temperatures verrrrrrrry slowly.

So ! Time travel really is a thing.