40% water change in the winter....

[bomber]

I over feed my fish so I wanted to do a pretty good size water change. Two problems:

1. I was doing a water change @ 2 am after I got home from a party.

2. The water was freezing like 69 degrees F.

I feel asleep while doing my water change and when I woke up, My poor Geo's were simultanously swimming upside down!.!.!.!. I freaked out and luckily I scooped out all 10 and put them in the Quarantine tank with a warmer temp. Little by little they all snapped back. I was really scared for a moment though.

Lesson learned, Never do a super large water change in the winter again. Poor geo's almost died.

 

[knifegill]

I've heard of fish going upside down and staying that way for the rest of their lives! Lesson learned for sure! How did the water got so cold?

 

[bomber]

Water was from the spigot from the garage and its freezing here in Ohio.

 

[tcarswell]

yikes! close one. You dont have a python ? I fill with water temp within 2 degree's of the tank. Only way to go.

 

[bomber]

I better buy one.

 

[Bderick67]

freezing water is not 69 degrees.

I think the lesson would be not changing your water after a night of partying at 2 in the morning

 

[bomber]

You are correct my friend. Stupid mistake.

 

[nfored]

I lost a fish in 65 water, when I learned that the basment is much colder the the rest of the house , so I might have wanted bigger heaters.

I also agree about only adding mixed water, I don't have a python, but I do have both hot and cold water hooked up to a fill line. Been wanting to add a thermometer to the fill line, but thought that's just silly I can get it close by touch.

Kinda like back in the Bad old days I could get my bags weighed by touch