Hello All,
I have a 75 Gallon African Cichlid set up in my house basement. The temp. currently is around 68 oF without the heater on and goes up to 72oF when the heater is on. I only set the heater on in the winter when the basement temp drops below 68oF. The Africans seems to be doing fine at 68 oF although their activity has decreased a little. I feed them thrice day on a timer. My questions is, can they survive at 68oF in an unheated basement tank? Wil they get a disease? The feeding will decease I believe. I am aware that this is not the optimum temp. Any experience on these?
Thanks
Skanda
I have a 75 Gallon African Cichlid set up in my house basement. The temp. currently is around 68 oF without the heater on and goes up to 72oF when the heater is on. I only set the heater on in the winter when the basement temp drops below 68oF. The Africans seems to be doing fine at 68 oF although their activity has decreased a little. I feed them thrice day on a timer. My questions is, can they survive at 68oF in an unheated basement tank? Wil they get a disease? The feeding will decease I believe. I am aware that this is not the optimum temp. Any experience on these?
Thanks
Skanda