TIGRINUS DEAD =-(
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yeah the temp was pretty high.. that couldve been the case. I guessed bacterial infection since bacteria is a common culprit in bloat.
same here.. california is hitting in the 100!!! it's too hot. i need to open the aircon for almost 24 hrs a day. and my tank is still at 82-83 F. it's just too hot!
i would try to get some air inside. if possible a temp reader and an industrial fan to move the hot air out. if their was such a thing as auto on when temp goes up at 80F in the room that would be good to have. my house goes up to 90F upstairs and maybe around 85-86F downstairs and this produces an 83F on my tank temps. as even when i get home and open the aircon and try to lower it down at 78F inside the house the tank would just go down to 82 im lucky if it goes down to 81F. i'm planning to get some heavy duty air pump for my 180 to boost the oxygen in it.
i would try to get some air inside. if possible a temp reader and an industrial fan to move the hot air out. if their was such a thing as auto on when temp goes up at 80F in the room that would be good to have. my house goes up to 90F upstairs and maybe around 85-86F downstairs and this produces an 83F on my tank temps. as even when i get home and open the aircon and try to lower it down at 78F inside the house the tank would just go down to 82 im lucky if it goes down to 81F. i'm planning to get some heavy duty air pump for my 180 to boost the oxygen in it.
It took you a while to tell us this critical part -
I know ooops...
My fault.My mind was just racing 100 miles an hour to see my TIGS start to drop one by one =-(
i doubt it was temeprature
HIGHLY doubt
those fish should be able to handle a temperature of that level for a short period of time
if in fact your tig died from lack of O2 then your other fish should have died as well such as the ATFs. but this isnt the case.
tigs dont need THAT much oxygen in there water, they have the same o2 requirements as most other south american river fish that we keep.
HIGHLY doubt
those fish should be able to handle a temperature of that level for a short period of time
if in fact your tig died from lack of O2 then your other fish should have died as well such as the ATFs. but this isnt the case.
tigs dont need THAT much oxygen in there water, they have the same o2 requirements as most other south american river fish that we keep.
same here.. california is hitting in the 100!!! it's too hot. i need to open the aircon for almost 24 hrs a day. and my tank is still at 82-83 F. it's just too hot!
i would try to get some air inside. if possible a temp reader and an industrial fan to move the hot air out. if their was such a thing as auto on when temp goes up at 80F in the room that would be good to have. my house goes up to 90F upstairs and maybe around 85-86F downstairs and this produces an 83F on my tank temps. as even when i get home and open the aircon and try to lower it down at 78F inside the house the tank would just go down to 82 im lucky if it goes down to 81F. i'm planning to get some heavy duty air pump for my 180 to boost the oxygen in it.
my tank dwells between 83 and 85F year round
no complaint here.
Although lack of oxygen may not be the reason, you realize that the amazon varies greatly? And thus, different species of Amazon fish have different oxygen requirements.
A wolf fish, often found in shallow, stagnant, muddy parts of the amazon has a far lower requirement of oxygen than a Tigrinus or a Hydrolycus Scomberoides for example. The tigrinus and the hydrolycus are found in very fast moving parts of the amazon, which are of course highly oxygenated.
Sorry For your loss man, I'm not going to speculate because I am not knowledgeable enough yet, you've rec'd some great answers. It doesn't sound like temp. was the cause, but I can relate to temp. issues. The climate here can drop over 50 degrees day to night. I have to run the A/C on full time and have to try to control my room temp as much as my aquarium. My tank still can be 77 in the am and by afternoon I've seen it hit 83.9 with full AC. I really have to watch my temp.
To time the death, rigor sets in at first, after rigor then bloating, a human body sinks then floats after 3 days with bloat and gases. I don't know about fish.
How are the other fish?
To time the death, rigor sets in at first, after rigor then bloating, a human body sinks then floats after 3 days with bloat and gases. I don't know about fish.
How are the other fish?
