AQUATIC HEALTH GUIDE

Essential winter tips to maintain stable temperatures and water quality for healthy, stress-free aquarium fish

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India is a subtropical country where we experience multiple weather events. During summers, some of the parts of India experience temperatures as high as 42-45 degrees Celsius. During monsoon, some parts get very high rainfall along with drop in temperatures and in winters, we also see this extreme due to the effects of global warming. Now, we can even see rainfall in winters, which fluctuates the temperature more. So in these conditions, providing stable water temperatures to your aquatic pets is a must as these sudden changes can inflict diseases and reduced metabolism for them. Here are the things aquarium owners should keep in mind:

Maintain stable water temperature

Generally, winter months in India start from November and last till the end of February. As per the topography we have seen, the temperature fluctuates. Some parts record temperatures as low as a single digit. We are not focussing on the areas where temperature drops below minus, as they have their own house insulation, but again the same guidelines can be followed by them too.

Use a heater/Thermostat: Rather than an aquarium heater, I would personally suggest to use an aquarium thermostat from a reputated brand which comes with warranty. A heater is not controlled.

If you want temperature to be at 25c, it will not switch off automatically at 30c. So, to avoid this, please use a thermostat which has a cut off.

Ideally, in most of the conditions you can keep the water temperature to

Check the temperature regularly: Please use a digital thermometer to maintain the temperature regularly. Some of the situations in which the thermostat is not calibrated properly, it might show the correct temperature.