new2betas
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Ok....to make a long story even longer...my two female betta tanks have the stick on thermometers (on outside of tank) as do most of my tanks except my hospital tank for my daughter's male betta right now.
Since he got tail rot (possibly due to temp fluctuations) I started getting worried about my female betta's temperatures. Their temps ranged around 78 during the day and would drop to around 76 at night (according to stick on therm). While I was at the lfs yesterday I picked up some of the small submersible heaters for their tanks (one is in a 2.5g and one is in a 2g). I also have one in the hospital tank. I put the heaters in yesterday afternoon and the temp came up to 78-80. They seemed very happy and content....no problems.
This morning I get up and look at their temps just to check and the readings on the stick on thermometers were reading 80 in the green with 82 a tan color. That kinda freaked me out and I was scared they could be cooking so I took the heaters out of the female's tanks and took some water out and added room temp water. I then checked my male bettas temp who is in a 1.5g hospital tank, BUT he has the submersible in tank thermometer. His temp was reading right on 80. He is in a smaller tank than them, with the exact same kind of heater and his water was reading right at 80. So, which of these thermometers is wrong?
Also, for tanks 2.5g or less, do they make heaters that will turn off if the temp is reached....I can't find them anywhere. Even online I only find those really small flat heaters for smaller tanks, but they don't have a thermostat in them. I will really need something for winter time that can be trusted.
Sorry this was so long.....
Since he got tail rot (possibly due to temp fluctuations) I started getting worried about my female betta's temperatures. Their temps ranged around 78 during the day and would drop to around 76 at night (according to stick on therm). While I was at the lfs yesterday I picked up some of the small submersible heaters for their tanks (one is in a 2.5g and one is in a 2g). I also have one in the hospital tank. I put the heaters in yesterday afternoon and the temp came up to 78-80. They seemed very happy and content....no problems.
This morning I get up and look at their temps just to check and the readings on the stick on thermometers were reading 80 in the green with 82 a tan color. That kinda freaked me out and I was scared they could be cooking so I took the heaters out of the female's tanks and took some water out and added room temp water. I then checked my male bettas temp who is in a 1.5g hospital tank, BUT he has the submersible in tank thermometer. His temp was reading right on 80. He is in a smaller tank than them, with the exact same kind of heater and his water was reading right at 80. So, which of these thermometers is wrong?
Also, for tanks 2.5g or less, do they make heaters that will turn off if the temp is reached....I can't find them anywhere. Even online I only find those really small flat heaters for smaller tanks, but they don't have a thermostat in them. I will really need something for winter time that can be trusted.
Sorry this was so long.....