dude_753 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 hey everyone, i have a 3ft tank that wa housing 3 manaingo's between 6-11cm an electric yellow female around 10cm and a jacobfribergi around 12cm. they were fine this morning but when i checked them before they have smashed the heater and they are all dead. Whats in the heater that would contaminate the water?? Cheers any advice or info would be awesome Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMonkey Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 sorry to hear Nick.. i'm not sure about whats in it.. but i hope u turned it off str8 away... since water would have made its way into the heater they may have been electrocuted? dunno.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude_753 Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 The shed safety switch was turned of but that turns of nearly everytime we get rain so it just crossed my mind. I took the heater straight out then turned the power back on as i did not relize it was of then, Maybe it was the heater triping the power when it fried my fish? Cheers For that Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbycat Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I have had heaters break in my system and only ever lost one fish and that was cause she was sitting on the bottom and got electrocuted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo25 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Sorry to hear that mate but def sounds like ya fish got fried. Happened to a friend of mine exactly the same as you.... Heater was old. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude_753 Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Ok so its definetly fried fish. Cheers for the info everyone. Oh well unfortunetly i might have to go to AOA lol YAY Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage_roo Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 The only way they would of got zaped is if they touched the heater may be But with no earth inthe tank they should of been fine But I gessed they may of arked through the stand?? I think they may of been cooked buy the over heating , probly why the heater was brocken Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
