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re: plants at higher temps
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 23:26:58 -0700 (MST)
To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
From: saram at azstarnet_com (Sara Ann McHugh)
Subject: Hi temp tank
>Many Amazon fish and plants like and need higher temperatures. Cardinal
>tetras, discus, and Amazon swords come from locations with temps in the high
>80s or low 90s (degrees F). My 125g discus tank is planted with a
>combination of swords (dwarf to huge varieties), aponogentons, crypts, and
>anubius. The aponogentons threw out multiple flower stalks after a week of
>90F temps. The normal tank temp is 86-88F and is never below 85F. SAEs,
>otos, and bristlenose catfish are also in the tank.
Once again, thanks for your help rochelle. I'm just concerned that my pleco
and gouramis would not be happy with 85-90 degree water. I also have a
colony of ghost shrimp, and I am concerned about them as well. I bought my
first sword! Actually, I traded some albino ramshorn snails for it, but
still, i was excited! I've removed the fan from my tank, so now its not
constantly 76 degrees. I will see how the tank does with the temperature
fluctuations. my aponegetons used to be huge and lush, but I pisssed them
off once and now they all hate me, so we'll see if they like the higher
temperature.
Always looking for plants in Arizona,
Sara Ann