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Hi All,
As this would be my first experience of winters in hobby , kindly advice on water changes schedule & proper way to do it.
I have a south American chichlid tank with a pair of oscars.
Also, installed sera 300 watt heater.
Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

Always do small water changes. for example if you are doing 20% per week reduce it to 10% twice a week.

Always disconnect the heaters 10 min in advance so that the heaters cools down to normal temperature thus will not crack as a result of sudden temperature drop.

Thanks for useful info.
Can i add little lukewarm water to my tank while changing it.
Anyother things to be remembered in winter water changes.
Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

sushant wrote:Always do small water changes. for example if you are doing 20% per week reduce it to 10% twice a week.

Always disconnect the heaters 10 min in advance so that the heaters cools down to normal temperature thus will not crack as a result of sudden temperature drop.

rahul2kcuteguy wrote:Can i add little lukewarm water to my tank while changing it.
Anyother things to be remembered in winter water changes.

If it is possible for you to maintain the same temperature of new water to previous one then it will be good.

Thanks Sushant & Rajeev for feedback.
Well, it really make sense to what is suggested like doing less % water changes more frequently in winters.
Also, i think adding lukewarm water will be much better as exactly same can only be achieved by putting spare heater in tank.

Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

What should be the water temprature for american chichids.

sushant wrote: Always disconnect the heaters 10 min in advance so that the heaters cools down to normal temperature thus will not crack as a result of sudden temperature drop.

very very important

kumar jwala wrote:What should be the water temprature for american chichids.

24-26ºC would be fine.

Thanks for information.

At present i m keeping 26 Deg C this winters & all my fishes looking comfortable.

Thanks again