Whats Your Water Temperature?

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I've never kept an umbi, I don't have a sufficient size tank, so I would not suggest a temp for one, unless or until I did research on their natural water temps.
Flexibactor columnaris is most virulent (most deadly) starting in the mid 80s, one of the reasons unless a fish such as haitiensus or Alcolapia requires 80s, I don't go there.
 
I had an adult pair of beani die from F. columnaris during a heat wave 2 years ago, and as a microbiologist I started researching it, and may now be a bit extra paranoid.
Although its been known for many years as live bearer disease, when cichlids are infected, it usually presents in the deadly acute form.
I had never had it in my tanks in 50 years of fishkeeping until then.
And I've noticed it seems to be popping up in posts more and more these days, why it is becoming more common is yet to be determined. Use of high temps? the proliferation of a recessive gene thru hybridization? Can't say.
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duanes said:
I had an adult pair of beani die from F. columnaris during a heat wave 2 years ago, and as a microbiologist I started researching it, and may now be a bit extra paranoid.
Although its been known for many years as live bearer disease, when cichlids are infected, it usually presents in the deadly acute form.
I had never had it in my tanks in 50 years of fishkeeping until then.
And I've noticed it seems to be popping up in posts more and more these days, why it is becoming more common is yet to be determined. Use of high temps? the proliferation of a recessive gene thru hybridization? Can't say.
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YIKES

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I was actually the one that pointed out to you, duanes, what your beani most likely died from. :) Remember this thread?

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...394-!!!!-DESPERATE-URGENT-HELP-WITH-MY-DOVII-!!!!

Warm temps open the door for this disease, and with many hobbyists keeping their cichlids at 80+F and the advent of fish forums I suppose one is going to be hearing more & more about it. F. columnaris is somewhat common amongst flowerhorn keepers as they tend to keep their fish in the mid 80's. Commonly referred to as duck lips.
 
Aquatik said:
Thats where my temperature stays also, but after a google search lake Nicaragua average temp is 24'c which is around 75 for example, so my dovii which I keep at 82 maybe I should be keeping him at 75 to 78 range??
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Aquatik, I think you're doing great job with your Dovii and you should stay with the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude. I have thought about this question multiple times and have come up with this, my fish are not in their natural environment nor were they raised in those type of waters, so I stay with consistency more than duplicating where their ancestors came from. Like I said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just my thoughts.


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chevylife said:
Aquatik, I think you're doing great job with your Dovii and you should stay with the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude. I have thought about this question multiple times and have come up with this, my fish are not in their natural environment nor were they raised in those type of waters, so I stay with consistency more than duplicating where their ancestors came from. Like I said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just my thoughts.


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Thanks I try my best, you have good point also, the guy who got me in to this hobby and where I picked up alot of thing from is old school, 80 has always been a good all around temp for him, so will fish adapt to what you give them? I think so!
 
RD. said:
I was actually the one that pointed out to you, duanes, what your beani most likely died from.
I do remember tour post, you put me on the right path, and research, and I'm very grateful you did RD.
Once columnaris hits, its basically and quickly a done deal, because its not immediately recognizable like ich, which I find relatively easy to treat in comparison.
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