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Ok I lives up north in NH. Now I have 10, 20 and (2) 1/2 gallons of tank. 10 gallons have 3 different kind of sharks in my son's bedroom. 20 gallons have guppies and catsfishes. (2) 1/2 gallon have male betta. The betta tank dont have the filter, air pump or therometer. Just the water and gravel and betta. My other tanks have filter, air pump and therometer.

Now. In the winter time and lost my power in the house. So the house will be cold. How the heck can you keep the tanks warm without having them die. I have lost about 6 fishes so far.

Yes I am sad and yes it is hard. I just became a fish person since Sept with just male bettas. But it increase to 10 and 20 gallons by Dec.

So how do you keep the water stay warm without having them go into shock and die?
 
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me too.. I wonder the same.. since we had those "feeder fishes" for almost more than 2 years.. we were shock.. they are not feeder fishes.. they are kois and 2 fancy fin goldies.. they are huge.. they were cramp in 10 gal tank.. till last month finally we bought 30 gal H.. they are happy..
but after I read yours... eek.. we live in Minnesota.. and coldest weather .. but power go out.. :Ohno:...
probably have to net them in bucket and go over friend's place who have power.. and for while?
 
It would be a little tricky with tropical freshwater fish, but much easier with coldwater freshwater golfish family, they can stand between 46 to 68 degrees F. You could get a generator if power goes out, that way u won't have to worry about the heater losing power, tho if power goes out rarely then it's not worth the money. :)
It's good to save some goldfish from ending up in other animals mouth. Plain Comet goldfish are feeder fish, if u take good care of them they will grow pretty big, up to 12-14 inches long. :) My brother has some huge comet goldfish, they're 6 years old and still going on. They are in a 30 gallon tank. :)
 
sequoias said:
It would be a little tricky with tropical freshwater fish, but much easier with golfish family, they can stand between 46 to 68 degrees F. You could get a generator if power goes out, that way u won't have to worry about the heater losing power, tho if power goes out rarely then it's not worth the money. :)
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sorry that it not part that match to this post but uhhh that pic of u u know icon pic of u? u look like same my real father when he was young and when i saw ur pic i was like almost freak out cuz my real father is not deaf lol he is hearing and i thought u were my real dad lol sorry :giggle:
 
DzRikku said:
sorry that it not part that match to this post but uhhh that pic of u u know icon pic of u? u look like same my real father when he was young and when i saw ur pic i was like almost freak out cuz my real father is not deaf lol he is hearing and i thought u were my real dad lol sorry :giggle:
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yeah? I've been hearing that lot of people look like me, sorry that I freaked u out, lol. It's none of our fault. :)
 
sharks?? what kind? we just recently acquired 20 gal tank for our boys. haven't set up yet. it is just sitting right now...
 
downing said:
sharks?? what kind? we just recently acquired 20 gal tank for our boys. haven't set up yet. it is just sitting right now...
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They aren't real sharks. They look like sharks, so they're called them that way. Bola Sharks are one of them, they will grow big and need LOT of room to swim around, they are very swift swimmers. They can grow up to 12 inches long.

Goldfish is the best first fish for kids to learn responsibilty. Goldfish doesn't require heater, but needs proper cleaning and right water chemistry. Goldfish also need lot of room when they get big. :)
 
downing said:
sharks?? what kind? we just recently acquired 20 gal tank for our boys. haven't set up yet. it is just sitting right now...
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My son got black tail fish shark, red fin shark, and another kind of shark.

You can look up in google to find out. My favorite is black tail fish cuz he is a beauty.
 
Oscars? WOW THANK YOU!
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Raven, u are one sick little boy. You would want to eat a pet fish, then u need to turned into a mental hospital.
 
sequoias said:
Raven, u are one sick little boy. You would want to eat a pet fish, then u need to turned into a mental hospital.
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Fish are not pets,,Theyre food, made to be eaten.
 
Thanks I will look up for those kind of sharks. My boy wants one of those...I thought they were kinda cool. Thanks again. My boy wanna black one with red fins....I have seen those at pet stores.. I have seen silver ones...they are nice too.
 
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