Mbuna will survive temperatures in the low 60s, but there is a difference between surviving and thriving.
How cold can a mbuna tank get?
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Agree...when the tank gets down to 70 (like during a power failure) I start watching for ich.
Thanks for your info,. I have a question.
Can ich remain dormant.? I know at high water temperature it goes through its life cycle faster.
I guess, can a tank that has never had ich. Get ich.
I think if the fish have been exposed to itch at some point then it seems able to remain dormant.
I had to feed my crayfish. So I gave him some feeder cichlids. Well at 58 degree he has a hard time moving fast enough to catch them.
My heaters came in the mail today. My main tanks warmed up to 74, after I shut off the flow to the drums in the basement.
Have a yellow lab holding eggs today.
My heaters came in the mail today. My main tanks warmed up to 74, after I shut off the flow to the drums in the basement.
Have a yellow lab holding eggs today.
They can survive for a short duration. But for long term survival the temperature has to be above 60 degree.
72F-78F is optimal for tropical fish excluding the Nandopsis genus
Dude WHAT are you talking about? Did you smoke a fatty before you started typing LMAO You are all over the place....what did this post have to do with the topic of the thread?
Ich is always dormant unless you can visually see it. It is always present in every body of water in existence, including the glass of water you drink from, the water you shower with and bottled spring water you buy from the store. Ich becomes active when a living organism's immune system weakens due to stress or other factor, and can no longer fight it off - like CANCER.
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Most of this was posted, during my 10 minute breaks during work. I never edited.
In years past, heating an aquarium was not the problem, chilling it was. As some one was always home. I worked 3rd shift.
I don't consider cichlids as traditional tropical fish. They are much hardier. Able to survive in temperatures, That will kill most tropical fish.
The idea that Ich is present in tap water and bottled water maybe true in undeveloped third world nations. As Giardia is also quite common.
Ich is much larger than any bacteria, I would be willing to wager. That 3 layers of poly floss in mechanical filter, will stop 99.9% on the first pass. Or 98.9 with a 200 micron sock.
It leaves me to wonder if the larger microorganisms would make a snack out of a Ich.
My tanks are kept at 74 degrees. If Ich was present, it would have festered already.
In years past, heating an aquarium was not the problem, chilling it was. As some one was always home. I worked 3rd shift.
I don't consider cichlids as traditional tropical fish. They are much hardier. Able to survive in temperatures, That will kill most tropical fish.
The idea that Ich is present in tap water and bottled water maybe true in undeveloped third world nations. As Giardia is also quite common.
Ich is much larger than any bacteria, I would be willing to wager. That 3 layers of poly floss in mechanical filter, will stop 99.9% on the first pass. Or 98.9 with a 200 micron sock.
It leaves me to wonder if the larger microorganisms would make a snack out of a Ich.
My tanks are kept at 74 degrees. If Ich was present, it would have festered already.
