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  • Guppys can live at 92F all night.

    I took one of my heaters out of my 55 to put in the 10g im going to use for the next couple of weeks.
    well i didnt think about turning the heat level knob back down to minimum, and i checked the tank the next morning it was on 92F.
    i pulled the heater, turned off the lights and added an air pump.
    its been over 24 hours now, theyre all alive and look in good shape.
    Did i just shorten their life dramatically? i know people run the temperature upto the high 80's to get rid of ich, but they always say not to do it for more than a couple of hours, mine must have been in the 90's for almost 12 hours.

    chris

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    Re: Guppys can live at 92F all night.

    No, I don't think so. Long term high tempperatures will shorten the lifespan maybe by as much as half. It speeds up the metabolism and they age faster. If you or I survived one day in the desert at 110F I don't think there would be any long term consequences.

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    • #3
      Re: Guppys can live at 92F all night.

      8O  I'm glad they're okay...! Were they fancy guppies?
      "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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      • #4
        Re: Guppys can live at 92F all night.

        yes they were, and i lost one last night. he just stayed near the bottom for a couple of hours, then i notced he wasnt moving.

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