Something Odd Is Going On Here...

[lljdma06]

If you have water at 45C it is surprising that you have any swordies left alive. Cool that darned water down. A massive water change will work if you have no other method to drop the temperature. Some ice cubes would be another way to do it.
Have you ever noticed how strange someone with a high fever acts? Fish are not immune to that effect.

I think the poster may be referring to the outdoor temperature and hopefully, not the tank temperature.

33 is still too high for a tropical tank.

 

[FishBlast]

If you have water at 45C it is surprising that you have any swordies left alive. Cool that darned water down. A massive water change will work if you have no other method to drop the temperature. Some ice cubes would be another way to do it.
Have you ever noticed how strange someone with a high fever acts? Fish are not immune to that effect.

I think the poster may be referring to the outdoor temperature and hopefully, not the tank temperature.

33 is still too high for a tropical tank.

Well, even if I do change some water now, it will be back to that soon. It's so hot here and I don't have any air conditioning. Just a fan that's blowing over the tank and then there's the cooler in other room, but the ice it uses is in some containers and it says on them to not be placed next to food, so I guess it's not safe for fish tanks.
I'll still change some water, but in the long run it will just be back to 33C...

 

[FishBlast]

Maaan, my tap's at 28C... changed 11L and it barely dropped to 32C. What now? I'm too scared to put ice in the tank, otherwise I'd put a bowl with water in the freezer and then drop the ice cap in the tank, but then I'm scared not to have the incident with the neons and whatever rosy gold barbs or what they were, that turned to the side and died after touching iced bloodworms (not defrosted).

 

[FishBlast]

I've got an idea!
But... one question:
If I want to freeze water in a cup, do I need to dechlorinate it first before dropping the ice in the tank?

 

[FishBlast]

I've added a box of ice to the tank, still not getting lowered more than 32C. But I removed the fry cage and set my favorite lyretail fry free.

 

[FishBlast]

Issues fixed with several solutions:
1. Giant ice cubes for the fish to play with.

2. A 3rd swordie female.

3. New plants. Anubias.

Since adding the new girl (yet unnamed), Eris has calmed down and Bee can finally catch her breath. Also, Cracker finally started trying to mate again, although only with the new lyretail.

 

[OldMan47]

The fish will determine their own best temperature as they approach the large ice cubes. If they get a chill they will back off a bit from the ice. Meanwhile it gives them a chance to get cool enough for good health. Don't worry too much about a temperature shock. If you bred cories you would be intentionally dropping tank temperatures by 7F or more in one quick step in hopes of inducing breeding. Guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies and similar livebearers are all tougher than any cory so don't worry too much. I have seen it said not to sweat the small stuff and everything is small stuff. Getting water temperature back to acceptable levels is far more important than any worry about temperature shock.

 

[FishBlast]

The fish will determine their own best temperature as they approach the large ice cubes. If they get a chill they will back off a bit from the ice. Meanwhile it gives them a chance to get cool enough for good health. Don't worry too much about a temperature shock. If you bred cories you would be intentionally dropping tank temperatures by 7F or more in one quick step in hopes of inducing breeding. Guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies and similar livebearers are all tougher than any cory so don't worry too much. I have seen it said not to sweat the small stuff and everything is small stuff. Getting water temperature back to acceptable levels is far more important than any worry about temperature shock.

Well, the ice cubes don't work much though, they only drop by 1 degree. And my tap just doesn't get any cooler than 28C. I guess this ice method is more like those public vapor showers they've put for people around the park for people to cool at.
Still pondering if I should make ice cream for fish (ice with food taste). LOL.

 

[OldMan47]

I would use only pure water to make ice for the fish. We don't want to add to the temperature issues that the fish are dealing with.

 

[FishBlast]

I would use only pure water to make ice for the fish. We don't want to add to the temperature issues that the fish are dealing with.

Pure water as in... ?
Because I used dechlorinated water frozen, or sometimes just took some out, froze it for half a day, then put the cubes in again.

 

[OldMan47]

Either of those approaches will work just fine. I am always short some water in my tanks so I use RO for makeup between water changes. That way I don't add the minerals that come in tap water.

 

[FishBlast]

Either of those approaches will work just fine. I am always short some water in my tanks so I use RO for makeup between water changes. That way I don't add the minerals that come in tap water.

No RO water here and dad won't buy that anyway...
It seems like my fish can eat bloodworms out of the ice cube with no problems.
But it leads me to wonder: What caused my neons and gold barbs to just flip to the side, paralyze and then die after eating frozen bloodworms back then?

The good news is: the weather is getting a bit colder, though not below 28C. That means my tank will be on 27C or so. But the fish seem to be ok with this temp. They're foraging for food / eating my ramshorn snails...