Masha
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What would you say is a safe range of temperature difference between the tank water, and the water change water?
I have my water change water in a barrel and heat it with a heater to match the tank temp, but recently I found that something had gone wrong with the heater and the water was about 5 degrees celcius cooler than the tank water. That's about 9 degree farenheit. I hadn't realised this at the time and I'm wondering if this might have contributed to some mystery deaths I had in my tank.
Would that be enough to stress my fish?
I know that for many species, cooler water can trigger spawning, so it's not necessarily a bad thing.
The fish in question were silvertips and sword tails.
I have my water change water in a barrel and heat it with a heater to match the tank temp, but recently I found that something had gone wrong with the heater and the water was about 5 degrees celcius cooler than the tank water. That's about 9 degree farenheit. I hadn't realised this at the time and I'm wondering if this might have contributed to some mystery deaths I had in my tank.
Would that be enough to stress my fish?
I know that for many species, cooler water can trigger spawning, so it's not necessarily a bad thing.
The fish in question were silvertips and sword tails.