Saltwater Fish... In My Freshwater Tank
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I threw all my test kits away long time ago when my last stingrays died LOL, never checked since, but I wouldn't suspect it'd be much different because I do daily water changes (so my tank water should be at whatever the tap water is, which to my knowledge is around slightly above 7).
M|L said:The last time I checked, it was slightly above 7... don't remember exactly.
I will have it tested Thursday when I go to the store, I have to make sure the water is pristine for the stingray anway.
Im keeping my fingers crossed.
You know the deal when keeping stingrays Ming... you gotta have those test kits.
You might not need them now but when the ray acts up , you will want to know what your params are.
That's absurd, Ming. Throwing away your test kits and simply asking people to keep their fingers crossed is not exactly responsible fishkeeping. Especially when dealing with fish that are not ideally suited for the water you're keeping them in.
I would say that you should take the Terapon jarbua back to the store tomorrow and get them back into some higher pH, higher salinity water where they will stand a better chance of survival.
Just my 2 cents.
I would say that you should take the Terapon jarbua back to the store tomorrow and get them back into some higher pH, higher salinity water where they will stand a better chance of survival.
Just my 2 cents.
If I want to know my pH, I can simply bring a water sample to the store and test it, simple and easy... I can't read the colors at home anyway (I'm color illiterate), so my co-workers can help me do the readings.
Honestly, the African cichlid system has a pH of around 7.5, which is pretty much the same as the tap water that we use. Like I said though, if anything goes wrong, I will put them in the saltwater tank at the store.
If I had left them in the store, it'll most likely some idiot coming by, seeing this cool fish and bring them home to live with some african cichlids (which will most certainly spell death). I've been working there for a month now and I've yet to see a customer really experienced with fish.
I've added more salt in the tank... these guys are still acclimating (I want to do this as slowly as possible).
Honestly, the African cichlid system has a pH of around 7.5, which is pretty much the same as the tap water that we use. Like I said though, if anything goes wrong, I will put them in the saltwater tank at the store.
If I had left them in the store, it'll most likely some idiot coming by, seeing this cool fish and bring them home to live with some african cichlids (which will most certainly spell death). I've been working there for a month now and I've yet to see a customer really experienced with fish.
I've added more salt in the tank... these guys are still acclimating (I want to do this as slowly as possible).
Color illiterate, eh? Well, please keep me posted on how they do. If you're able to keep them for your customary two week period 
in fw at neutral pH, I might even buy them from you. 
My guess is they won't make it that long though. What will make this difficult is that by the time you see them acting weird, you may be too late to save them. By then pulling them out and transporting them to the store and then acclimating them to a significantly higher pH in the sw tank, the stress will probably kill them.
But good luck, Ming. I hope they live.
in fw at neutral pH, I might even buy them from you. My guess is they won't make it that long though. What will make this difficult is that by the time you see them acting weird, you may be too late to save them. By then pulling them out and transporting them to the store and then acclimating them to a significantly higher pH in the sw tank, the stress will probably kill them.
But good luck, Ming. I hope they live.
