alextret Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 I need to get rid of some male guppies, and the easiest way to do it is to give them to a friend of mine who has kids. Would they stand a chance to survive indoors without a heater (in Palmerston North area)? Probably not over next winter, but at least from now over summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 i have guppies in cold water all year round with temperature dropping to 15 degrees during winter nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 A nice well insulated house and they should cope. 15C is a bit low for my liking (and the guppies ). I think 18C as minimum is better for them, although obviously they can cope with lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 yeah i have kept my guppies without a heater, and with out filters and bubbles too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nothing wrong with no filters and bubbles as long as you do regular water changes and tank maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 :lol: I first kept guppies in a bucket on the back porch when I was eleven. It was mid-winter. Although mid-winter in Townsville is about the same as summer here!! Temp got down to 18 or 19 on "cold" nights. I did no water changes, had no filtration, and they did just fine for the three months I lived there - shows what tough fish they can be!! I can't remember them breeding (it was over twenty years go), but they sure were pretty with their coloured bodies and tails... I am a bit more scientific about it these days - pH kits, heater, water changes, breeding chambers, extra tank for babies, but that bucket sure got me hooked!! Pity the winters in Whangarei are colder than in Townsville!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeepa Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I think i have double/triple vision :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Not any more Fishkeepa as I deleted the doubles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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