Fish in high temp.

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BIGBRU

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I was looking for some fish that can handle higher temperature, say mabye 90-95 deg f. I was looking to set up a 45 gal that was given to me in my garage. I currently have a 55 setup in the house with africans, so I kind of wanted to experiment in the garage. Thanks
 
I dont think the water would get that hot unless your garage stayed very hot during the night as well as the day. If you dont put it in direct sunlight it should stay cooler as well. I think the water would probably stay in the mid to high 80's max, but I could be wrong.
 
why? that's waaaaaay above the average tropical temperature.

anything above 85F is pretty much pushing it because water can't hold as much oxygen at those temperatures.

but, to answer your question, i've heard discus and stingrays can possibly live at 85-90F... for a short while.
 
Zebra plecos do well at 88-90dF, but they aren't a center piece for a show aquarium. Well in my house they are...
 
I raise baby devils in outside ponds in the summer water temps can get into the low 90's and they have done well every year i think the heat plus water changes and the variable diet get's them big quick.
 
In a tank, ambiant temp is a very inefficient means to heat water. You should do a fishless test through june then make a desision! Or just go get a water cooler, even a smallish one should help.
 
BIGBRU;845793; said:
I was looking for some fish that can handle higher temperature, say mabye 90-95 deg f... ... in my garage...
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Above 95 the O2 saturation starts to drop off pretty quick, but you should be fine. In a garage, the tank temp will be an average of the temps of the entire day. Take the night time temp (3 or 4 in the morning) and the mid-afternoon temp (2 or 3 in the afternoon) and average them. That will give you a good aproximation of the tank temp.

I kept one of my tank systems at 95 degrees for several months. The fish did extremely well, but I also keep my water chemistry near perfect (that tank array has a drip system). The fish were pbass, africans, Jack Dempseys, manganese cichlids, CK's, bichirs, pictus cats, cory's, upside down cat fish, fire mouths, and a blue dolphin. Basically anything from the Amazon or North Africa will fair well in higher temps. Also, any of the labyrinth fish will do well (air breathers: bettas, gourami's, etc.).
 
Also consider NA natives... the bass, bream, crappie, and bowfin in my pond (~5 acres in a college town) deal with water temps from the 50s in winter all the way up to low 90s for several months in the summers.... I think the O2 saturation will be your problem if you have one at all...
 
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