Hi guys. I know I haven't been on here in a while, but I really need some advice fast.
I have two five gallon tanks and a 29 gallon tank. I came home just a few minutes ago and found that the heater in the 29 gallon tank has failed and the temperature is 66 degrees in there.
Half my fish are dead. The others, 2 black longfin tetras, 4 mollies, 2 gold barbs, 2 platys, and an otto- are just clinging to life- they look awful.
This couldn't have happened at a worse time. My car is in the shop, and it will be a week at least before I can get to the store to get a new heater. This is bad, bad, bad.
Right now I have one of the little five gallon heaters in the
big tank, but I don't expect it to do much.
What should I do? Should I put both five gallon heaters in the big tank, or should I move the fish to the two five gallons? I'll be way overstocked but if I do a PWC every day, will it be ok for a few a little while?
All I have in the five gallon tanks now are 2 half-grown platy fry in one and one half-grown platy fry in the other.
If I move the fish to the little tanks, how should I acclimate them so they don't die immediately from the shock of going from 66-82 degrees?
Please help, I want to save some of these fish. I've raised the platys and mollies from fry.
I have two five gallon tanks and a 29 gallon tank. I came home just a few minutes ago and found that the heater in the 29 gallon tank has failed and the temperature is 66 degrees in there.
Half my fish are dead. The others, 2 black longfin tetras, 4 mollies, 2 gold barbs, 2 platys, and an otto- are just clinging to life- they look awful.
This couldn't have happened at a worse time. My car is in the shop, and it will be a week at least before I can get to the store to get a new heater. This is bad, bad, bad.
Right now I have one of the little five gallon heaters in the
big tank, but I don't expect it to do much.
What should I do? Should I put both five gallon heaters in the big tank, or should I move the fish to the two five gallons? I'll be way overstocked but if I do a PWC every day, will it be ok for a few a little while?
All I have in the five gallon tanks now are 2 half-grown platy fry in one and one half-grown platy fry in the other.
If I move the fish to the little tanks, how should I acclimate them so they don't die immediately from the shock of going from 66-82 degrees?
Please help, I want to save some of these fish. I've raised the platys and mollies from fry.