That temp is not high I keep my tank at 82 year round with no promblems. What other fish are in the tank? how many gallons? How often you do water changes?
fish dying from high temperature?
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I would seriously recommend not doing any of these things. 85 is not hot enough to cause problems unless there is a lack of oxygen in the tank (higher temps in your aquarium can lower oxygen levels). I'd recommend a big water change and adding some aeration if you don't already have it. I'm really not a melafix fan, and definitely not a fan of adjusting your ph with chemicals.
All your fish really need is well-filtered water (and cycled too), regular water changes, and a high quality diet to thrive.
So what are your ammonia and nitrate levels at?
Obviously, lack of oxygen isn't the problem with the symptoms that he has stated(fish would be at the surface of the water gasping for air)[I know this from experience and expertise advise] Pennsylvania probably isn't provided with the highest quality tap water so i believe there isn't another way to adjust your water levels with out using some form of chemical.
the fish were doing great in my other tank. i think ive figured it out. its nitrite poisoning. they just went to 0 this morning so im thinking itll take them a while to recover from it. water changes are fine(bout 25 percent a week on the old tank) and other fish are just pristella tetras and a sword tail along with 2 plecos
Agree with the temp not being a problem I recently had a heater malfunction and my 20G grow out tank got to over 105 deg. I did the ice in a bag and a couple small water changes. I got the water cooled off and all fish are fine excpet one that simmered on top (maybe medium rare but alive). Will agree with the air stone and/or powerhead to add more o2
The temperature in your tank is fine and is certainly not what is causing your tetra to be dieing. Melafix never hurts anything, so I would recommend adding that. Also, tetras with nipped fins likely means bullying is a problem, so try to swap out fish to keep bullying from being an issue. Also, fin rot is a possibility if you think nipping is not the case with the damaged fins. If so, melafix would also help with the fin rot. The upper 70s are a good range for tropical fish but temperatures in the 80's are usually also fine.
nice pacu btw!! at least i think thats what it is lol didnt look to close. but i know for a fact that its fin nipping and not fin rot because i saw the fish nipping at him. which is strange because they never did that in the old tank. maybe the nitrites pissed them off?? lol theres 10 serpaes so they have a good strong school. and i have the surface agitated. 2 air stones, a powerhead, and the output of the canister filter along with 2 powerfilters. ok the temp is down to 79, and the bahavior is the same. so thats not the issue. but yesterday the nitrites were very low, but still detectable. today they are gone completely. so i guess we will have to wait and see.
