Heaters and Goldfish

[L u]

Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.

Lu

[Rain Fan Dominical, CR]

On Feb 17, 12:21*pm, (L u) wrote:
> Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.
>
> Lu

Well they can take low temps, but its not good to expose any fish to
extreme temp swings..........So its nice to have a heater that will
help keep tank temps up to a certain point so it does not drop as much
at night and make temp swings.Use a heater not so much to heatr the
water but to keep it from getting below a given point whichmakes for a
more stable environment for the fish.If its for a goldfish its not the
heater that I would be concerned with as much as I would be with good
filtration and gallonage of tank and 5 gal is going to become way to
small in short order.

[L u]

I didn't know goldfish grow so fast.
Thanks for your reply.

[Hank Nussbacher]

> Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.

I have goldfish in my pond and last I checked they were doing fine at 2c this
winter as well as at 29c in the summer.

-Hank

[L u]

I can't read Celsius, but since you have a pond, I kind of understand.
Thank you.

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GF are NOT cold water fish. They actually thrive at 75-78oF. they can do well at
lower temps but what is really important is steady temps. with a 5 gallon tank the
temp would swing too wildly for good fish health. get a bigger tank and do get a
heater, like a 50 watt. dont get too big a heater for the tank because when the
heaters break if they are large enough they can so heat the water that it kills the
fish. Ingrid
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:21:29 -0500, (L u) wrote:

>Is it true that goldfish don't need a heater? I don't have one.
>
>Lu

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a large body of water will slowly heat and cool. it is sharp swings in temp that
bring on ich... especially temps that fall faster than 4oF per day. Ingrid

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:03:17 GMT, (Hank Nussbacher) wrote:
>I have goldfish in my pond and last I checked they were doing fine at 2c this
>winter as well as at 29c in the summer.
>
>-Hank