Could I keep Satanoperca acuticeps in my water?

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ryansmith83 said:
Peat, leaf litter, and driftwood won't alter your water much if it has a high buffering capacity. What are the gH and kH? If you're using Florida tap water I'm guessing it's moderate to hard, so peat and driftwood won't do anything unless you run it through RO.
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GH is 7 and KH is 9.

I wouldn't need it to go down much. The tap naturally settles to a pH of 7.4, so I would be perfectly happy if I could get it to drop to 7.0.


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Yours are the same as mine. My water wouldn't budge, unfortunately. I ended up needing to use RO in combination with Indian almond leaves and peat for my pH to drop in my Dicrossus tank.

It will provide some nice tannins but I still don't think it'll bring he pH down.
 
For what it is worth I have a tank with Acuticeps and Altum angels and the pH is around 7.2. I have added the indian almond leaves which stain the water nicely but it has minimal effect on the pH. They are all thriving in the tank. I just make sure to keep it real clean and keep the temp around 84 degrees.
 
Evenstarms said:
For what it is worth I have a tank with Acuticeps and Altum angels and the pH is around 7.2. I have added the indian almond leaves which stain the water nicely but it has minimal effect on the pH. They are all thriving in the tank. I just make sure to keep it real clean and keep the temp around 84 degrees.
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Any suggestions on where I could get some almond leaves?


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Well, I normally get them off Aquabid from a real nice guy from the midwest. I checked just now and did not see his listings on there though. His prices are real reasonable and only take a few days to get to me unlike all the others that are coming from another country.
 
Sorry I'm late to the part, was house sitting and didn't have my collection data available.

I'd be more worried about the hardness than the pH. Acuticeps have been collected in pH 7.2, but the hardness was below 1 on both scales.
 
darth pike said:
Sorry I'm late to the part, was house sitting and didn't have my collection data available.

I'd be more worried about the hardness than the pH. Acuticeps have been collected in pH 7.2, but the hardness was below 1 on both scales.
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What do you think about keeping S. leucosticta? Their care info seems to indicate they might do better.


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S. pappaterra would probably be the absolute best bet of the genus if you didn't want to change water (and I don't blame you, I hate altering water). But you rarely see them, I've only seen them on Rapps list twice in the last say 5-6 years. Though he might think about another Bolivian order if there was enough interest. Generally, the spotted species are far less adaptable than the non, so they are a better choice.
 
darth pike said:
S. pappaterra would probably be the absolute best bet of the genus if you didn't want to change water (and I don't blame you, I hate altering water). But you rarely see them, I've only seen them on Rapps list twice in the last say 5-6 years. Though he might think about another Bolivian order if there was enough interest. Generally, the spotted species are far less adaptable than the non, so they are a better choice.
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Cool. Thanks for the advice. I will hold off on this species until the when/if of getting an RO unit occurs.


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