Fenriswolf Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I heard mentioned in another thread about starting out with (fresh) cold water fish that you can keep several more "fancy" breeds of fish -white cloud mountain minnows, danios, corys, rosy barbs, celestials- happy in a cold water aquarium. Umm... Where would I find these?! I haven't actually been looking seriously yet, but mainstream pet stores don't really seem to have anything more exciting than fantails usually. Any advice would be great. Thanks! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Look for those others in the "tropical-fish" side of the shop. Introduce them SLOWLY to the cold tank or else the thermal shock will kill them. Alan 104 ps. Add golden barbs to the list too. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Ah, OK. That's interesting - does that mean I should get a heater and slowly lower the temperature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 What's the temperature in your tank at the moment? Last week I moved a leopard fish from a goldfish tank to a tropical tank and the temperatures in the two tanks were much the same. However, since then with this cooler weather the temp of the goldfish tank is starting to drop. You may need a heater to start the fish at the temperature they are used to in the shop and then slowly lower it if the temperature difference is too great. MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 In the heat of summer you shouldn't need to srart with a heater if your room temp sits at aound 25+C. It is the night time temps you have to be careful with. "Coldwater" in this instance means about 18C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Cool. 8) I haven't actually got anywhere yet. I've had fish before and decided when I moved islands that next time I got fish I'd plan everything properly (fish down South are still healthy but my experiences were a bit hit and miss). So just thought I'd check it out before I went anywhere with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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