So w/ all the issues I've been having i'm starting to wonder if one of / the root cause is my PH/gh/kh... when we brought everyone over from my parents house (8.0 ph/gh/kh off the charts 2 yrs and they where all healthy as horses during this period) we acclimated everyone and they where doing quite well.. Now we are in 7.5 ph gh/kh we have not yet been able to test/measure. But our fish keep passing something around.. I've lost a ray and a spiney eel to this.. and each gar now has had cloudy eyes at one point or another ( Kanaplex soaked smelt have worked well in clearing it up) But it just keeps circulating and i'm concerned long-term use is going to cause kidney damage ect to them.
I know our Cuban would appreciate a higher PH/gh/kh ( The tropicals have been most effected, but I think it has to do w/ the stress of new owners/tank-mates/ect. )... I would go with crushed coral in our sump.
I am curiouse what other people keep their gar at/in long-term?.... generally sensitivity to changes in water are bad for most fish, i'm beginning to wonder if the higher ph/gh/kh levels ( generally easier to stabilize) are better to house them in, in general. Within' reason of course.
Thoughts?
I know our Cuban would appreciate a higher PH/gh/kh ( The tropicals have been most effected, but I think it has to do w/ the stress of new owners/tank-mates/ect. )... I would go with crushed coral in our sump.
I am curiouse what other people keep their gar at/in long-term?.... generally sensitivity to changes in water are bad for most fish, i'm beginning to wonder if the higher ph/gh/kh levels ( generally easier to stabilize) are better to house them in, in general. Within' reason of course.
Thoughts?