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Q:  All I want to know what is the average temperature of a tropical
aquarium should be kept at??
A: This simple sounding question
actually has many variables and no correct answer. The fish we keep
come from all corners of the world and temperatures vary accordingly.
The White cloud prefers cool water in the sixties and the Discus
and Uaru like theirs in the middle to upper eighties. Most fish
will also initiate spawning when the temperature is raised according
to the seasonal swings that occur in their native homeland. Even
near the Equator there are seasons which will influence the temperature
of the water. My suggestion would to decide the kinds of fish you
desire to keep and then do some research on the conditions needed
to keep them happy and healthy.
Your comments:
From: jtag
Date:5/10/2005
The fish must go on an
acclimation process. You can't just dump 'em in there from the store.
1) hold your bag of fish and put it in the water with the fish still in
it. Let it kinda float. This would help in adjusting with the temperature.
2) open the bag a bit, and then add some aquarium water in it until it
is almost full, but don't fill it to the point where the bag will sink,
and make sure the ratio of the "bag water" is still greater than the "aquarium
water" 3) then dump out 25% of the water in the bag, then fill it again
with new "aquarium water". repeat this again with 50% and 75% increments.
4) when it is already 100%, you can now slowly put your new fish into
the aquarium. Patience is key my friend!
From: Michele
Date:7/26/2002
I live in Southern Spain
and have found that the tropical fish sold here are used to much higher
temperatures than the supposed 'ideal' for them. I used to live in Ireland
and my tank was always kept at a constant 24C, but here in Spain in summer,
the temperature sometimes goes as high as 32 degrees within my tanks,
without any problems amongst my fish, and I've kept all kinds.
From: Big Doug
Date:2/28/2003
Easy question asking for
easy answer. Sure it depends on the fish, but in general 76 - 78 degrees
will be fine.
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