What Temp Do You Keep Your Tank At?

[Cooper2085]

As per the title really, used to have my tanks at 26 degrees. I have a current tank at 23.9 ish, would you say that's too low?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Depends entirely upon what fish occupy each tank!

I have one at 22C, two at 24C and one at room temp right now (no heater is ever in this tank), but the 22C will be dropping to 18C for a winter cooling period for my Asian temperate fish in the near future.

 

[KittyKat]

At an appropriate one for the fish

Most tropical fish can survive at temperatures between 20 and 30 C, and almost all have temperature variations in their natural environment throughout the year. Also, the fish's metabolism increases with temperature, so the temperature will affect their life span. I keep most tropical fish in the 20-22 C range, although I recommend 22-23 C as ideal for the average community, sometimes up to 25 C, depending on the exact species. In the summer, the air temperature can rise to as high as 36 C here, so the my tanks usually have a varying temperature of 20-32 C throughout the year. Because water is good at holding temperature, these changes are not sudden and usually take weeks, so it's relatively safe for the fish.