i just have a Q i was adding stuff i found outside like some rock and a piece of driftwood i have never had a high ph in my life and my ph is good now, i was told to use a test fish after cleaning everything and i did that iam using a african yellow cichlid as my test subject i have a 30 gal tank with the driftwood and rock i found with the test fish its all been together for like 8 or 9 days now, and fish is fine iam out of test kit now and cant get any till sat so i was wondering how the fish would act if my ph went up in the next few days before i can get test kit and i just notice my fishes lips are kinda black color to