Posted by kars on June 12, 2002 at 11:06:18:
In Reply to: Re: anyone have trouble acclimating pleco in plant tank? posted by kars on June 12, 2002 at 11:04:38:
: : : he went from 78 degrees to an unheated one which stays around 73 with the light shining on it. Is he going to have trouble adjusting to the new water? He was in with fake plants before. Also, I'm concerned about the temperature dropping at night.
: : 73 degrees is not really very tropical. Can't you buy a heater??? Why is the tank kept so low? Plants and plecos are fine, btw, I have two tanks, both have plants and each has a clown pleco, one is 80-82 degrees (due to the bright light used for the plants the temp climbs to 82, I have the heater set at 80 so that the temp doesn't fluctuate at night), the other is 79 degrees, the lighting is lesser and with less demanding plants, the heater keeps a stable 79.
: : Angela.
: All aquarium plants I have tried do fine in the low 70's, which by the way is still tropical. Most fish do not appreciate being kept in the 80's all year long. Actually many of my plants did better when I lowered the temp from a breeding temp of 78-82 to 74F. I did some whitewater in South America and the water was 68-74 in the jungles, mainly because of so much shade.
I forgot to add, I had a pleco for 9 years in a tank at 74F and he grew to 15".
