seanpatrick
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ok, so i have a kinda long story to tell u before i ask my question...ok so i have a 45 gallon tank with 2 small oscars, a small shovelnose cat, and a small pike cichlid(i know this tank is too small for these fish when full grown, but dont worry i am saving money as we speak for a 180gal)...but anyways, so ive had it for a while and i do bi-weekly water changes with it, and have been fine...then 3 days ago my heater broke...i didnt find out until like 11 at night, so there was no way i could run out and buy a new heater...so i waited til the morning, upon which i found one of my oscars dead, and the other floating, hanging on to life(the water temp went waaaaay down)...so i ran out and bought a new heater...i installed it, and did a 50% water change.the heater doesnt have the temp numbers on the top, so i had to guestimate where to set it...so this next morning i noticed the oscar doing better, but still not even close to 100%, the water was a little hot..i turned the heater down a bit...also the pike and the shovelnose are swimming around a lot(im thinking this might be a sign of stress, or maybe because the water is too warm?)whereas they usually arent very active...and the water is cloudy white(i think this is a bacterial bloom)...
so i want to know what i can do(if anything) to help revive my oscar...and also about the other fish...is it stress because of the bloom, or something else?..what can i do for them...and how can i clear this cloudy water?and is the cloudy water harmful to the fish?
also what is the best way to set a heater to a desired temp when it doesnt have the temp-numbers on the dial(im having trouble with this because i need to set it...then wait like 24 hours to read the actual temp, and i know a huge temp change is not good for fish)
ugh im sooo stressed out about this because i dont want to lose these fish, as im sure u know, these are more than just pets...thank u sooo much in advance for any information u can give me
so i want to know what i can do(if anything) to help revive my oscar...and also about the other fish...is it stress because of the bloom, or something else?..what can i do for them...and how can i clear this cloudy water?and is the cloudy water harmful to the fish?
also what is the best way to set a heater to a desired temp when it doesnt have the temp-numbers on the dial(im having trouble with this because i need to set it...then wait like 24 hours to read the actual temp, and i know a huge temp change is not good for fish)
ugh im sooo stressed out about this because i dont want to lose these fish, as im sure u know, these are more than just pets...thank u sooo much in advance for any information u can give me