Proper PH and water temp for SA fish?

[haynchinook334]

This is why a quarantine tank is a must for new arrivals and quarantine for four weeks. There is no way to prevent ich. You can however avoid it from touching your current stocks by quarantining the new arrivals.

OOh yes Lupin...QT are a must for new fish.

 

[Picmac]

The Ph in my tank right now is right at 7.4
-Lupin what is KH and GH, and how do I control and measure them?

 

[Ak-Kronic]

keeping high temps does not prevent ich completely. they can adjust to live in higher temps if they are subjected to them for long enough esp if they develop at those temps....you're not entirely true about higher temps are better to prevent ich some rare cases ich survived temps in the 90's, it does increase their metabolism and they become more active.

 

[perfect_prefect]

i would be one of those crazy ass fish keepers, my tanks are currently 8.7 ph, and i havent had issues with any of my fish with the high ph. similar stock list as yours. they would probably do better with a ph of 7.0-7.5