Does Everybody use heaters?

[Gummy Walrus]

I personally use heaters, but about half the people i know don't.
Is this o.k?

It's Story Time!
Once upon a time my heater died, and my temp. dropped from 78-79ish to 76 flat. Do fish care about that low of a temp? It t'was holding 76 for 2-3 days untill purchase of new heater.

 

[NCStateFisher]

when i first set up my 45 I didn't have one for about a week because I had one of those external thermometers reading about a 75-76 degree F temperature, it was cold for a couple nights and my girlfriend left the window open and the water dropped to about 70, so i went ahead and got one just in case. Fortunately the marineland heaters were on sale and i got mine for $27 instead of about $40

 

[Noa]

I didn't use them this summer because it was so hot in our house and the thermometers were reading around 78. As soon as it cooled off I turned them back on though.

 

[MonsterMinis]

Nope.. But we keep our house a balmy 76-80 in the winter. Always kept my room warm/hot so rarely used heaters.

 

[Blue Demp]

I didn't use them this summer because it was so hot in our house and the thermometers were reading around 78. As soon as it cooled off I turned them back on though.

Ditto.

 

[Gummy Walrus]

I didn't know that so many people kept their houses so warm. My house is on average like 70 degrees year round. I need a heater to keep the water at 76 or 78.

 

[dogofwar]

Depends on the fish...a lot of new world, especially Central American, cichlids do well in the low 70s or even lower.

I heat my fishroom (with a space heater) and only individually heat tanks that have fish that need it...

Matt

 

[FishingOut]

I couldnt stand 80degrees in my house! The heat in my house is set to 60 degrees. Without heaters my CA and Flowerhorns wouldnt last very long in 55 degree waters. I always been 1 to change the heat with the season. Fish grow faster and are much more territorial in the summer, 82 degrees. Winter I keep it about 75 and they dont eat as much and are less active.
So temp does have a lot to do with seasonal changes in the fishs behavior.

 

[BlackShark11k]

I keep my tanks in lower to mid 80s, so heaters all around.

 

[DMasker]

I use heaters in my house as I prefer the cold so my house stays around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. We have had some harsh winters recently in NJ so I definitely need them.