blue betta

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:33:40 -0500, "Nikki"
wrote:

the heater was on the same temp for some time, always at 80-82, I came home
tonight and it was stuck on, needless to say I threw it away but the temp in
the tank was nearly 98 degree's, betta was quite mad and floating, I took
him out and put him in water that was 78 degree's and cooled the tank down,
changed the heater, I put him back in his tank, he don't look great but he
don't look dead no more either so who knows, I'm going to hope he makes it,
I feel real bad about it, the heater was a few years old so maybe it
broke...

Wow. I've never had a heater go on me, but I've read about it. Hope
your betta makes it. And it's fortunate that you had an extra heater
on hand.

-- Mister Gardener

Mr. Gardener wrote:
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:33:40 -0500, "Nikki"
wrote:


the heater was on the same temp for some time, always at 80-82, I came home
tonight and it was stuck on, needless to say I threw it away but the temp in
the tank was nearly 98 degree's, betta was quite mad and floating, I took
him out and put him in water that was 78 degree's and cooled the tank down,
changed the heater, I put him back in his tank, he don't look great but he
don't look dead no more either so who knows, I'm going to hope he makes it,
I feel real bad about it, the heater was a few years old so maybe it
broke...


Wow. I've never had a heater go on me, but I've read about it. Hope
your betta makes it. And it's fortunate that you had an extra heater
on hand.

-- Mister Gardener

I have...not nice if you don't catch it - we lost all the fish in a 15
gall after the heater failed :-( and lost a betta with a jammed heater...

Just as an aside - one thing to watch for with over heated water is
oxygen depletion...I use air pumps in my tanks in the summer if it gets
too warm...

Gill

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:12:50 +0000, Gill Passman
wrote:

Just as an aside - one thing to watch for with over heated water is
oxygen depletion...I use air pumps in my tanks in the summer if it gets
too warm...

Gill

Good point. One of the people living in my house has a medical
condition that requires we keep the place air conditioned to around
72F, 22C, in the summer, which also benefits the fish. As far north as
we live, we still get some very warm temperatures during both summer
weeks.

-- Mister Gardener

"Mr. Gardener" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:12:50 +0000, Gill Passman
wrote:

Just as an aside - one thing to watch for with over heated water is
oxygen depletion...I use air pumps in my tanks in the summer if it gets
too warm...

Gill

I have heard you guys say that, after cooling the water a bit i did put an
extra air stone in there, he is still alive, which i feel so much better
about, but not really eating, and sitting still more then normal but if he
sees me coming he still comes over so i guess that is a good sign.



Good point. One of the people living in my house has a medical
condition that requires we keep the place air conditioned to around
72F, 22C, in the summer, which also benefits the fish. As far north as
we live, we still get some very warm temperatures during both summer
weeks.

-- Mister Gardener

I'm north also, up in PA, we can go in the 90's in sumer, and below zero in
the winter, not to often these days, uaualy 20's. We have a air conditioner
because of my son luke, he is six and has asthma pretty bad, he is on a
breathing machine four times a day during winter, not to bad in the sumer,
but the air helps.
Nik