Regular Member ashv20 Posted May 14, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 14, 2011 Ok so i live in a very tropical climate and the water is usually about 80 degrees, but we have just had a cold snap and the water is now at 70 degrees. So i went to clean the tank this morning (still am) and i noticed that as soon as i turned off the filter, bubler and powerhead they both sat on the tank bottom, houdini is doing it now, lifeless sitting. Do you think they are in some kind of survival mode? Because their water has never been this cold? Should i put a heater in? It's like they randomly Decide to hibernate, no gill movement nothing. As soon as i touch them they start going for another minute. They have been perfectly fine until now haha. I didnt think this was an emergency just goldfish behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted May 14, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 14, 2011 My fish always huddle on the bottom of the pond when the water becomes colder. Last fall I came out one day and found them all huddled together in a corner of the pond. They weren't even interested in eating. I was sure something horrible had happened, and tested the water -- all fine. I cleaned the filter and changed some water. Still huddling. I fretted that a predator had frightened them. After the sun shone on the pond for a while, they were up and begging for food. The poor spoiled Florida babies thought 70 degrees was freezing! By February, they thought 60 degrees was just fine. Goldfish don't like change. I have one tank in which all of the fish huddle in a corner whenever I turn off the filter. As soon as it's back on they're all happy again. As much as they don't like change, they adapt well, so your fish will be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashv20 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 14, 2011 Hahaha thank you! That cracks me up, it's like they were playing freeze frame haha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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