warmer water fish

[kenneth_kpe]

well..... i forgot that summers here tend to get got and im already experiencing fish casualty (my cories) i think because of the temp here, the tank water is around 30-33 deg celcius it gets that warm because of the location of the tank and i cant move it anywhere else

so im thinking of buying fish that will tolerate higher temps ? but i dont have a clue what kinds of fishes can tolerate higher temps

i have a small tank roughly 13 gallons which is quite heavily planted

 

[pica_nuttalli]

german rams? aren't bumblebee gobies native to the phillipines?

man, that is some hot water... you may have to keep just local fish!

what size tank have you got? <-- poor illiterate fool i am... )

 

[ccg]

If its a 13 gallon tank then moving it will be easy, I would suggest that if you do have a cooler place in your house that you move the tank.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

its not the tank move problem its the where to place next problem gobies ? i'm hesitant to get rams because it might chow down my shrimp ! hoot hooot water, what do you guys think about a 500 ml frozen bottle of water in the tank everyday ?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

what do you guys think about a 500 ml frozen bottle of water in the tank everyday ?

temperature fluctuation = baaaaaad stuff. it'd be almost impossible to maintain a consistent temp; its the same principle as with using pH chemicals: consistancy is better than ideal.

the relevant excerpt:

Thirty-seven years prior, I had seen bumblebee gobies for the first time in a Philippine shop that was part of a warren of room-sized pet stores in a bustling market. Thirteen years old at the time, I had successfully bred numerous generations of livebearers and egg-layers including angelfish, tiger barbs, neon tetras, and jewel fish (H. bimaculatus). Nevertheless, the humble-looking elderly Filipino shop owner recommended more fish-keeping experience before purchasing the gobies, claiming they were a challenge to maintain. He said they required domestic "asin" (natural sea-salt) in their water and would only eat "kiti-kiti" (mosquito larvae). Interesting advice, considering the gobies were displayed in a homemade tank whose glass sides were bound together with asphalt, aerated by a simple bubbler, the water trickle-filtered through a suspended bath sponge. Rudimentary as the whole set-up looked, the fish were yellow-green beauties with distinct dark vertical bands, and they were furiously pursuing "kiti-kiti" in the display tank.

 

[bshockstubb]

here in AZ, we suffer from higher temps. I find that gumbusia are ideal for high temps/

 

[SirMinion]

what do you guys think about a 500 ml frozen bottle of water in the tank everyday ?

We did that last summer will no ill effects. *shugs*

 

[kenneth_kpe]

haha funny kiti kiti im gonna look for em bumble bee gobies you say ? im gonna try to hook my tank with a fan

 

[Angry_Platy]

I keep platies in warmer water (summer here is hot) and they do great. Brings out their colours and makes them more active.

I also keep mbuna cichlids and loaches and they aren't bothered by the heat. i wouldn't recommend them for your size tank...unless you wanted a new tank