Question: Heat lamp on tank

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This is not for an axolotl tank but I thought some of you might have advice.

I got some zebra danios today to put in a tank I'm moving my lotls into later (I'll move them out when lotls come) I got home and put them in the aquarium not really giving any consideration to the temperature of the tank which is about 60 -65 degrees. When I put them in the tank they became sluggish and just sat on the bottom. I ran upstairs and got an old heat lamp and put it on a screen lid so it wouldn't melt my plastic aquarium lid. The danios are doing better now but is there any danger in warming an aquarium with a heat lamp? I've never seen anyone else do it and was wondering if this is for a reason.

Here is how it's set up

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As some one with experince with tropical fish I'd just get a heater for the tank. Dianos may not need it super warm (mine are happy at 77-79 F), but I'm worried about the heat lamp shorting out given the mesh top.
Heaters tend not to be too expensive and unlike a heat lamp have auto-shut offs when the target temperature is reach (may take some fiddling on to work out where the dial needs to be).
 
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It's fine for hardy fish like danios, but an aquarium heater would be better. A heater warms the water more evenly, has thermostat control, and uses less electricity. Plus the fish won't like having the light on 24 hours a day, or nighttime temperature swings if you turn it off.
 
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