yal i need help

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

My power is out til wed. Or thur. What can i do to keep my fish alive if n e body has equipment to loan or ideas plz help i love my fish and am heartbroken if they dont make it i am beging all fb members help please thank u :beth

[Zebvance]

Go get a car batt. Wire a air pump to that. It should last a while.

[Gene D]

Battery powered bubblers. You can get them at Academy. Run on D batteries.

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

K sounds good n all but it is taking every penny i got 2 get the power back on i cant afford to buy n e thng extra now r there n e other solutions i could use hey z how do i wire somthng like that up i might could find an old c. Bat to work with thanks i aprieciate ur concerns and advice

[Koolsz]

here's a link that could help.

http://cichlidworld.net/power_failure.htm

[TexmexVin590]

sry to hear it...an option could be if your in good with your lfs then you could see if they might hold some fish if not all then i would bag up my most expensive or favorite ones....

[wesleydnunder]

I have some battery air pumps I could let you borrow if you want to come get them. See my post in your other thread for things you can also do for your tanks. PM me if you want to come get the pumps.

Mark

[Lydia]

Beth,

I lost power with both hurricanes for 2-3 weeks during warm weather. Then this January, I had my power out for over a week during 20 degree freezing temperatures. So, I learned alot about fish survival with no power, no help and no money!

Not sure what type of fish you have, and some are hardier than others. And also depends on how heavily your tanks are stocked. Going to give you some survival info, then other helpful ideas, but feel free to call me if you need to. Can't help with homing your fish because I'm in Beaumont, but can be a friend and support!

1. FIRST - DONT FEED! Without oxygen and filtration, you don't want to feed creating more bioload! (Fish can go a LONG time without eating, but not in toxic water) Hopefully you knew to stop feeding, but if you did, try to get all the waste out with a net - leftover food will tox your tank quickly.

2. Try not to disturb your fish at all if not absolutely necessary - the more they stress, the more oxygen they need.

Luckily when the temperature is like it is now, you're good there - no major temp concerns. It's when it's freezing or boiling hot that you have an issue. So your main concern is filtration and oxygen.

If you hand re-oxygenate your tanks for 5 minutes (depends on tank size also) you should be able to keep tank water at current conditions (plus grow some shoulder muscles!) Take a good size clean pitcher or sizable container , scoop up some aquarium water and poor it back into the aquarium from a height of 2-2.5 feet. This will disrupt the surface helping to re-oxygenate the water, while mixing the tank thoroughly, and it releases gases from the water also. This should bring the aquarium back to near the oxygen saturation point. I did this mornings before work, returning from work in afternoons, then again before bed. My fish were never gasping for air. Of course, remove casualties asap.

I also learned that if you add 1 tsp. hydrogen peroxide per 30 gallons of water, it will oxygenate for 12 hours! It's cheap - usually 50 cents a bottle. It's also a powerful oxidizer, and causes ammonia to quickly convert to nitrite then nitrate. When my power did come back on and I went to recovering, cleaning tanks, etc....my water levels were FINE - no ammonia, nitrites! I was really scared of this at first, but was desperate. I never lost a fish after starting this also. Its also helfpul for many other things, you can research later.

Other ideas:

1. See if friends can house your fish temporarily.
2. See if LFS can house your fish temporarily.
3. Battery operated bubblers.
4. Friend with generator - can run pumps and airline tubing with bubblers. Of course you have to have money for gas for generator, but if you have tubing going to all tanks you don't have to run forever.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Tried to send you a PM but your box is full. You said power back Wed, so hopefully all is well. I also have some more drastic moves for long term if you need those.

Lydia

[stevenallenbarnard]

don't feed or only feed very sparsely, do daily 10-20% water changes. you only have to go 1-2 days, they should be fine.

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

We got power and i did a head count and no deaths not a one thanks bunches dont know how ida made it without ya the fish are happy and livly ty ty ty ty ty ty

[supadave]

We got power and i did a head count and no deaths not a one thanks bunches dont know how ida made it without ya the fish are happy and livly ty ty ty ty ty ty

Glad to hear that you have power and you didn't loose any fish . I would continue to monitor your tanks because they may go into a mini cycle . So keep an eye on the ammonia levels and perform water changes as needed .

[Lydia]

Yay! So glad to hear you didn't have any losses! I'd recommend a partial water change, maintenance your filters & general tank clean just for grins and giggles. I'd watch your water parameters for the next month. Also, when fish are stressed, they are prone to ick and other stuff, so as a preventative step, I'd dose my tanks with Quick Cure & Melafix. Pimafix if you see the need. But then I'm OCD so a bit extreme.........smile. Glad all is well - it's very upsetting.

[Ca Nguyen]

nice, i was going to offer to house your fishes, got a 75 gallon aquarium with 1 betta in it. was saving the tank for my guppies population to explode. glad you made it out ok