Ideal temp

[sbrady5pts]

What does everyone keep their SA/CA cichlids temperature at for the following:

Day to day living?

Breeding?

Cool water changes to help with breeding, how much do you usually drop the temp?

 

[fishman09]

80 all the time.

 

[MN Fish]

80 all the time.

 

[sbrady5pts]

Do you guys breed? If so, you still keep it the same temp?

 

[Aquanero]

Kinda depends on the fish. Most of the tanks are at 80-81, Rams are at 86 the Acaronia Nassa tank is at 84. Water changes are done with basicly the same temp as the tank no more than 5 degrees cooler at most.

 

[fishman09]

i breed and when i try to induce spawn ill add cool or warmer water with about a 5 degree difference

 

[JK47]

It depends on the fish, what species are you specifically referring to? The questions is too broad to cover all CA/SA's IMO.

My SA's (eartheaters, severums, uaru etc..) I all kept at 82. For my CA's I keep the temps lower at 77. When the temp in my dovii tank hits anything oer 78 my male goes absolutly aggro so I try to kee that tank at a stead 76. I don't cool down the tank to breed CA's, but did with my SA's. I usually dropped it 2-4 degree's.

 

[ryansmith83]

Uaru, discus and rams I keep warm, usually in the mid 80s. Angels, severums, parrot cichlids, geos, and various acara-type cichlids here at my house are kept usually between 80 - 82. If I'm trying to spawn something, I do a 90% water change. That usually triggers it.

 

[Anubisscott]

I keep mine at 80 degrees. If I intend on breeding I lower it to 78 for awhile and thow excess ice from the ice maker in the tank while doing 60% water changes. Then come friday turn it up to 82 degrees. Ussually have a spawn saturday.

 

[sbrady5pts]

I am mostly referring to the big guys. Parachomis, Amphilious etc