Did a water change tonight on a 180 with our Midas,Coatz and walking Catfish.Filled tank back to about five eights full and went up for supper. My wife told me we had a fish buyer coming over and when she came they went down stairs. My wife saw the tank wasn't full and turned on the water which was now straight cold. This means the water was some where around 40 degrees F. Long story short she forgot and came upstairs after 30 minutes or so she remembered rhe water was on and shut it off.
I went down a few minutes later and most of the fish were on their sides or upside down.
I get the syphon . Things look alittle less bleak
hose and drain about 20 gallons of water. Then add straight hot and a few of the coatz start to come around. Things look a little less bleak. So I wait about 10 minutes drain out and add another 20 gallons of hot water. The hot water tank is now cool so I let it warm up and give the fish a half hour to warm up slowly. When I go back down the fish all look pretty good but I take out another 30 and add hot water. When I came upstairs all of the fish looked good and I feel a lot better too.
Did I do the right thing and will the fish be ok? This is one thing that really sucks about living in Alberta in the winter our tap water is almost ice water.
I went down a few minutes later and most of the fish were on their sides or upside down.
I get the syphon . Things look alittle less bleak
hose and drain about 20 gallons of water. Then add straight hot and a few of the coatz start to come around. Things look a little less bleak. So I wait about 10 minutes drain out and add another 20 gallons of hot water. The hot water tank is now cool so I let it warm up and give the fish a half hour to warm up slowly. When I go back down the fish all look pretty good but I take out another 30 and add hot water. When I came upstairs all of the fish looked good and I feel a lot better too.
Did I do the right thing and will the fish be ok? This is one thing that really sucks about living in Alberta in the winter our tap water is almost ice water.
