Tanganyika shell dweller biotope?

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Exactly. Then again, I've kept wild angels and wild discus in water that is liquid rock. Just about any fish can adapt as long as the water is kept clean and they are fed right.

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I just believe it will make them feel more natural If it has the natural ph.but I'm not sure anymore lol I guess I could drip acclimate them to my ph if need be


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Messing with water chemistry all the time is more stressful than just keeping them at what your tap is. What's the PH and hardness of your tap water? If your water comes out at 7.2 and really soft but you keep the tank at 8.0 and hard, do you think your fish will enjoy water changes? The K.I.S.S. principal really comes into play here.

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lil_pendejo said:
Messing with water chemistry all the time is more stressful than just keeping them at what your tap is. What's the PH and hardness of your tap water? If your water comes out at 7.2 and really soft but you keep the tank at 8.0 and hard, do you think your fish will enjoy water changes? The K.I.S.S. principal really comes into play here.
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I completely agree that changing the water too much is worse for the fish than keeping it stable. In fact I would think most fish we buy, even if they are wild caught, are probably kept in tanks at some point that are bare bottom. So having a buffering substrate is not a necessity. But, if your tap PH is 7.2 and you are trying to keep your tank at 8, if you are changing half the water weekly, how much is the PH going to really change? .4? I'm honestly not sure how to do the math with it, but I think the change would be so small that the fish won't even notice.
 
For any change in PH, every .1 change is going to be +/- x 10. So if your water is at 7.2 and you change your water to 8.0, the water becomes 80 times more alkaline.

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So should I just acclimate them to my ph?no clue what it is will test when back in town


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Just use tap water. Don't worry about any buffering compounds or crushed coral.

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The breeder who I got my ocellatus from uses nothing but wild caught to breed. Her tanks are dusted with pool filter sand and only uses sponge filters. She uses water straight from the tap with a PH of about 7.2-7.4 and it is mildly hard. I live 15 miles away and my water has a PH of 8.2 and is liquid rock. Her wild caught fish and my F1's are both thriving and constantly breeding. Your fish will thrive with proper care and food. You won't need to adjust your PH for them to do great.

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The breeder who I got my ocellatus from uses nothing but wild caught to breed. Her tanks are dusted with pool filter sand and only uses sponge filters. She uses water straight from the tap with a PH of about 7.2-7.4 and it is mildly hard. I live 15 miles away and my water has a PH of 8.2 and is liquid rock. Her wild caught fish and my F1's are both thriving and constantly breeding. Your fish will thrive with proper care and food. You won't need to adjust your PH for them to do great.

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Who's the breeder?do they ship?how much are they? And I saw some ornataipinnis today lol 20$ each though


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I also agree don't bother changing your water chemistry. You probably have the same tap I do and my Africans thrive - so you should not have issues. Our water sources all come from underground in limestone beds - so we have pretty hard water. The water is maintained at pH of 7.5-8.5. I use a thin layer or 3m color quartz in my tank and some rocks/shells for decor (depending on the tank).
 
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