Help heather broke!

[xxshatteredsoul]

I have a real problem here. A few days ago my heater in my tank broke suddenly when I was in the room and started smoking and i quick grabbed it out and the glass was broken . Could this have hurt my plecostomus at all. He is all I have in the tank at the moment but he has been acting kind've funny not doing anything at all now just stuck on the underside of a little cave I have in the tank. Also I have no heater until I buy a new one today or tomorrow. Will he be ok? I know they are pretty hardy fish because one of my friends moves there plecostomus outdoors with there koi in the summer but he is huge about 12 or 13" . Anyways can anyone tell me if I should take my plecostomus out've the tank and clean this thing out would the heater have comtaminated the tank in anyway because I dont want my plecostomus to die! Thanks!

 

[Idolz]

Agh! I wouldn't have touched it if it was broke and in the water.
Did it break underwater? if so was it still plugged in?
I woudn't be worried as much about contaminating the tank as I would be about shocking your fish. My heater broke on me once when i was cleaning my tank, i forgot to unplug it and it started to sizle so i splashed water on it then it snapped.
Good luck

 

[xxshatteredsoul]

Yeah it was plugged in and it started smoking and sizzling and it was all broken in the tank . Well alright because I am setting up another tank right now so I was just making sure incase my fish had to be moved he could be moved into another tank.

 

[Captain Canuck]

When I saw this topic, I was trying to figure out who Heather was.
Sorry to hear about your heater, but I am glad to hear it wasn't Heather (whoever she is).

 

[xxshatteredsoul]

LOL sorry my bad I just woke up a while ago -- gimme a break . Yeah I am changing the water now 25% and cleaning the tank out and my fishy seems to be moving around lots more now that I put a little warmer water in the tank because I have no heater at the moment. I think he was just really cold and didnt move much because of that. I hope he makes it till I get the new heater tomorrow I dont want my lil fishy to die .

 

[Captain Canuck]

I'll keep my fingers cross for your plec.

 

[xxshatteredsoul]

Thanks, he is really going hyper now that I am cleaning the tank out. I think he is going to be alright !