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Cacatuoides Tank Heater Left off
I made a bad error on Friday night & forgot to turn the tank heater back on after maintenance. I didn't notice this until Sunday lunchtime & the temp was 51.8F. I must have dropped even lower overnight.
The tank is 20G & was housing a pair of Cac's, 2 endlers & in a breeding net, some platy & guppy fry.
Would this have done permanent damage to my poor fish. I felt so bad.
On Sunday afternoon, I added 2 rainbow fish to the tank (after temp got back up) as this tank also serves as QT for new stock. Before I added the rainbow fish, I thought everyone was ok. But last night, I noticed my female cac hiding in the narrow space between the tank glass & the breeding net. She's not done that before, so I can't work out if she is sick from the temperature dropping so low, or if she is not happy to have the very active rainbows in with her.
Could it be from the drop in temp?
Thanks for any advice.
I made a bad error on Friday night & forgot to turn the tank heater back on after maintenance. I didn't notice this until Sunday lunchtime & the temp was 51.8F. I must have dropped even lower overnight.
The tank is 20G & was housing a pair of Cac's, 2 endlers & in a breeding net, some platy & guppy fry.
Would this have done permanent damage to my poor fish. I felt so bad.
On Sunday afternoon, I added 2 rainbow fish to the tank (after temp got back up) as this tank also serves as QT for new stock. Before I added the rainbow fish, I thought everyone was ok. But last night, I noticed my female cac hiding in the narrow space between the tank glass & the breeding net. She's not done that before, so I can't work out if she is sick from the temperature dropping so low, or if she is not happy to have the very active rainbows in with her.
Could it be from the drop in temp?
Thanks for any advice.