Dixon1990 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I just realised that our 3foot tank has been unplugged for a while( could be anywhere between 10 and 1 hours ago) and some of the fish arent looking too great.on the thermometer it says 20 degrees.One of the puffers fins wassnt moving and my albino female kribensis has both its eyes sticking out. I have done a warm waterchange.its now at 22.the puffer is looking fine now after a feed of bloodworms.Is there anything else i can do to help the krib? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 i wouldn't have thought that it would affected them at all. i do 50% water changes on my community & african tanks & the temp drops to around 20 deg with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Not much you can do other than leave them be. dont try to put in hot water as it will stress them even more because the temperature will be going up and down and everywhere. Just let the heater slowly bring the temp up and sit it out. Do water changes daily if possible once tank is back to normal to keep the water clean and hopefully the fish will be sweet As smidey said though.... I used to do big water changes on my planted tank with the hose and it would drop to like 19 degrees and the fish loved it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 My tank temp drops to 19c from 26c with cold water changes and fish are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Maybe the female kribs eyes have been sticking out for a while then. I havent seen it in a while...The tank is stil at 22 degrees tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Turn the heater back on---no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 They should be fine, 20 degrees isn't enough to kill your fish unless its for too long, should be much longer than 10 hours. I do my water change with slightly warm water, or at least water that's not cold, so temperature fluctuation is minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 A huge change in water temp affects some fish alot more the others Even though the fish you have started should be fine with it they still wouldnt like it What filtration do you have on that tank? A canister will have started to die and will cause an ammonia spike so keep an eye on it and do regular small water changes Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Kribs are hardy little fellah's if it 's eyes are bulging it could be 'popeye' usually associated with poor water quality rather than temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 There are 2 internal filters in there. One 1200lph one and the other is 800lph i think. THe tank is 90cm x 45cm x 45cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 how's your krib now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Havent seen it today :-? . Tank is at about 24.5 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 I am more with the water quality as the filters have been off. Water change would of helped, as shown by the puffers recovery. The chances are if filters are off during the day, oxygen levels would of depleted in the water. The krib wouldn't have come down with pop eye that quickly either. It is usually linked to bacterial infections, ie; poor water & food quality etc. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 the krib is now sitting on its side on a rock.and no spare tanks to put her in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 i had the heater in my tank (when it was still in my care) un pluged for like 3 weeks and didnt notice... opps silly me... thats the problm wif me lol jokz... but that was in summer and i just realised that its winter back home. sorry. but all my fish were fine andstill going strng now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I had one of my tanks heaters unplugged for 2 weeks over winter. Fish were moving slower, but were just fine, including my brazilian puffer. Temp was 16° when I noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 sounds more like a water quality or stress issue :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 id just be worried about an am onia spike.. with the filter being off, bacteria die, then when you turn your filter back on it pumps the tank full of them then as they breakdown your ammonia will shoot through the roof!! (not that ive had any experiance with that :oops: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 neither have I :oops: :lol: Power cuts can be a problem here in summer. Just glad most storms are at night, therefore damage is minimal. Oh, I do have about 5 battery air pumps just in case. A tip for fish keepers, in times of black outs etc, these are life savers. Everyone should have one, handy for moving fish to. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 It will depend on the type of filter with the time it takes for the bacteria to die Canisters and sumps are the worst followed by hang ons and then internals and then sponges Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The chances are if filters are off during the day, oxygen levels would of depleted in the water. What does the time of day have to do with the oxygen levels???? So, approximately, how long (with the power off) before the bacteria dies in hang ons? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I think it would depend on the actual filter but my guesses are around 1 - 2 hours for canisters so I would guess not much longer for hang ons Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The tank was usually on 26 degrees and it dropped to 21. And it would have been unplugged for around 5-6 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Plants give off oxygen in the daytime but use it up at night. But, cooler water holds more oxygen than warmer water I think. So if the heater was off overnight the plants would have used up some oxygen, but the cooler water might have offset that a bit?? (Have I got that right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 the krib is now sitting on its side on a rock.and no spare tanks to put her in. How is she doing now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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