what is the proper temp for our tank

[miche1968]

hj everyone this is my very first post so please be gentle with me !!
I have a tropical fish set up with the normal common guppies neons harlequins, and mollies i have a 8 gallon tank but i have had so many conflicting temp for the water in the tank


please please can someone help me

Regards
Michell

 

[liv2padl]

a good average is 78°F ... and though you didn't ask, an 8 gallon tank is too small for all those fish.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

i try to keep mine at 78. with the lights most of the time its around 79.

 

[Ghost_knife]

I keep my FW at 75, BW at 78 and SW at 78

 

[P00rColl3geBoi]

I keep my freshwater tank at 79ish

 

[Evan214]

ANywhere within the 76-79 range should be fine.

 

[mvirata]

This is probably normal but I keep my Water Heater at 71 and the thermometer reads 79.

I thought I had a bad thermometer at first so I ended up trashin my old one for a new one and got the same temp. Shouldn't the stupid heater not heat up anything if it reads the current temp is HIGHER that what it is set too.

Sounds very dumb to me, maybe I have a crappy heater or maybe this is normal. I oringally got my heater from PetStupid and asked the lady to get me the best heater they had.

 

[icecubez189]

my 10G and 20G are both at 80. i've been thinking about bumping my 20G down 2 degrees since 78 is a good enough temperature for them. but my bettas love that heat.