temp question

[Kaga's Kritters]

what temp do you keep your community tanks at? mine are at 75 right now and i dont know if i should up it a degree or two or if its ok.

[zackish]

I always like mine a little warmer but mine has been stuck at 79 all summer as it can't go any lower because of the room temp. 75 is a good temp. to be at.

[calla]

I keep mine at 76, everyone seems to be happy :)

... though on days I would forget to leave the ac on before going to work it would get higher.

but yeah, I'd agree 75 is good.

[tropfish]

I keep mine between 79-82. In the summer it gets around 82, and in winter its 79.

[squirt_12]

yeah i keep mine at about 75-84 i hope that that isn't too hot??!!

[MeganL3985]

Typically 79 but during july and august when it got really hot it was up around 85...the fish were okay though thankfully.

[Kuli_Loach]

I keep mine 78-79 year round except for my Newts and they get 74.

[Kaga's Kritters]

thanks everyone. during the hot summer days mine gets up to at least 82, but the rest of the year its going to be about 75.

[Lady Hobbs]

75 is about right for community fish

[cocoa_pleco]

i go with 77-80F

[A340]

I keep my tanks running at about 24-26, seems to keep everyone happy.

If you're tanks are a couple of degrees off of the "ideal" temperature for your fish, not a big deal. In fact, I know of a lot of people who actually turn their heaters down by a couple of degrees at night to replicate their natural environment.

[ken1508]

Asked the lfs guy the same question today and his answer was 76 to 78.