MtbGirl
Fish Fanatic
Haven't posted in a while, hope all is well with everyone. 
Unfortunately, about a month ago, we suffered some casualties - we lost three Glowlight tetras.
Every night, when I tuck my son into bed, I say goodnight to "the fishies" (as we affectionately call them). I noticed that the temperature in the tank was close to 100 degrees, and the heater was still on!!! 
I touched the glass and it felt HOT. One Glowlight was already swimming upside down, I knew he was a lost cause.
My husband drained half the tank and then we poured cold water in. The temperature dropped to 90. Still panicking, I put some ice cubes in the tank. In hindsight I realize I should not have done this, I'm sure I shocked the other two Glowlights and that's why they died. The already sick one was probably killed instantly.
The rest of the fish seem to be doing fine and we have since bought a new heater. We will be going on vacation in a couple of weeks and have decided to buy a new tank when we return. We don't want to chance anything going wrong with a new tank while we are away.
We're looking at a 26-gallon and adding new fish to that while keeping Herbie, the current algae eater, in the 7-gallon tank and adding African dwarf frogs to that tank someday. What would be a good algae eater and/or bottom feeder to add to the 26-gallon, and what kinds of fish would get along with tetras? We want to get a few more Glowlights to keep our lonely friend company, but we'd like to get a few more varieties as well.
My husband was interested in getting a freshwater lobster, but wasn't sure if it would be compatible with the smaller fish. Also, how big would one get and are they hard to take care of?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions/answers.
Unfortunately, about a month ago, we suffered some casualties - we lost three Glowlight tetras.
Every night, when I tuck my son into bed, I say goodnight to "the fishies" (as we affectionately call them). I noticed that the temperature in the tank was close to 100 degrees, and the heater was still on!!! I touched the glass and it felt HOT. One Glowlight was already swimming upside down, I knew he was a lost cause.My husband drained half the tank and then we poured cold water in. The temperature dropped to 90. Still panicking, I put some ice cubes in the tank. In hindsight I realize I should not have done this, I'm sure I shocked the other two Glowlights and that's why they died. The already sick one was probably killed instantly.
The rest of the fish seem to be doing fine and we have since bought a new heater. We will be going on vacation in a couple of weeks and have decided to buy a new tank when we return. We don't want to chance anything going wrong with a new tank while we are away.
We're looking at a 26-gallon and adding new fish to that while keeping Herbie, the current algae eater, in the 7-gallon tank and adding African dwarf frogs to that tank someday. What would be a good algae eater and/or bottom feeder to add to the 26-gallon, and what kinds of fish would get along with tetras? We want to get a few more Glowlights to keep our lonely friend company, but we'd like to get a few more varieties as well.
My husband was interested in getting a freshwater lobster, but wasn't sure if it would be compatible with the smaller fish. Also, how big would one get and are they hard to take care of?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions/answers.
