Beani HITH?

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Most riverine fish (like beanii) are evolved to handle pH shifts (sometimes drastic ones).
During rainy season the pH often drops drastically, and during dry season does the opposite.
I live near lake Gatun, and because of the influx of sea water from the usage of the Panama Canal, and monsoon rains inundating the Chagres River, pH can go from below 6 to above 9 in moments, and with the same fluctuations in conductivity, and TDS.
Even the feral P-bass thrive.
 
Most riverine fish (like beanii) are evolved to handle pH shifts (sometimes drastic ones).
During rainy season the pH often drops drastically, and during dry season does the opposite.
I live near lake Gatun, and because of the influx of sea water from the usage of the Panama Canal, and monsoon rains inundating the Chagres River, pH can go from below 6 to above 9 in moments, and with the same fluctuations in conductivity, and TDS.
Even the feral P-bass thrive.
 
duanes said:
Most riverine fish (like beanii) are evolved to handle pH shifts (sometimes drastic ones).
During rainy season the pH often drops drastically, and during dry season does the opposite.
I live near lake Gatun, and because of the influx of sea water from the usage of the Panama Canal, and monsoon rains inundating the Chagres River, pH can go from below 6 to above 9 in moments, and with the same fluctuations in conductivity, and TDS.
Even the feral P-bass thrive.
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Thanks for all the insight,but do you think tank raised fish tolerate the ph swings also? I’ve also dropped the temp to 74 per your advise doesnt seem to slow them down at all.Thought maybe with lower temps they’d become a bit more docile.Small holes I noticed haven’t gotten worse and I’m doing another 3 day feed with the hex-shield
 
Stampion said:
Thanks for all the insight,but do you think tank raised fish tolerate the ph swings also? I’ve also dropped the temp to 74 per your advise doesnt seem to slow them down at all.Thought maybe with lower temps they’d become a bit more docile.Small holes I noticed haven’t gotten worse and I’m doing another 3 day feed with the hex-shield
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Tempature has no impact on how active or aggression on fish like this. They have adapted to lower temps, and thrive at those temps vs warmer temps. This goes with most CA cichlids, they prefer cooler temps then what most people think. Everything on the internet will tell you high 70s for most ca cichlids, but they are typically found in sub 75F water. I don’t even run heaters in my C.A. fish tanks anymore.
 
Toiletcar said:
Tempature has no impact on how active or aggression on fish like this. They have adapted to lower temps, and thrive at those temps vs warmer temps. This goes with most CA cichlids, they prefer cooler temps then what most people think. Everything on the internet will tell you high 70s for most ca cichlids, but they are typically found in sub 75F water. I don’t even run heaters in my C.A. fish tanks anymore.
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Dan from COA informed me cooler temps 74 and lower would “most certainly prove fatal” and he keeps his in the mid 80 ‘s.
 
He actually keeps his At 86-88 sometimes higher year round,and they require a high protein diet
 
Duane's logic makes sense. And I'm sure Dan raises his in those temps because that's what his have become accustomed to. Duane's, just curious if your pair were wild caught or tank raised? Many hobbyists I believe are keeping this fish and similar cichlids at possibly too high of temps compared to their natural habitat (I myself am included in this statistic, my beani tank hovers between 82-84). Is it possible that if they are captive raised and typically kept I'm warmer water they can get used to the colder temps? Is it just something that needs to happen very gradually? Just something I'm curious about =]
 
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