Fish and adaptability?

[sheyene29]

Not sure if this is the right forum or not but here goes......

I was just curious if any of you think that fish, bred outside their native ponds, lakes, streams etc.... can become adaptable to different water conditions??

For example:

I just very recently bought my 2 German Rams from a city that has a very high natural PH, much like the town I am from. The breeder/seller does not treat his PH (bring it down) to suit the known PH that Rams are naturally accustomed to, yet he successfully breeds, raises and keeps them in this higher PH (7.5-8). So now, I'm curious, could these fish have adapted to live in a PH that their wild relatives live in?

It was just food for thought and a question I was curious about.

 

[oscarcrazy]

most aquarium fish have been bred for generations in conditions that do not mimic thier natural habitat. Usually just in water water the breeder has coming from the tap. Most keepers and breeders do not go through the trouble of changing the ph as this can lead to ph swings which are deadly. Consistency is key.

 

[angelo21]

^ yep

 

[sheyene29]

most aquarium fish have been bred for generations in conditions that do not mimic thier natural habitat. Usually just in water water the breeder has coming from the tap. Most keepers and breeders do not go through the trouble of changing the ph as this can lead to ph swings which are deadly. Consistency is key.

That is kind of what I was thinking. So then, if my PH is higher than the Rams native waters would be, but close to or the same as where the actual Rams were born and raised, then theoretically they should be fine?