Too acidic for kuhlis?

[Nabbig2]

Is a pH of 5.0 way too acidic for black kuhli loaches?

 

[Ianab]

Sounds a bit extreme, 6 to 7 is their normal range

Ian

 

[Nabbig2]

Yep, that's what I thought, thanks. I guess water changes will help.

I was planning on getting neon tetras too, and getting some crushed coral. But the guy at the lfs advised me not to get crushed coral.

 

[Lupin]

Not for most loaches.

 

[ewurm]

They will adapt, but newly added fish will probably be very stressed. Your LFS probably has a pH higher than that. In addition, you risk biofilter death if the pH drops much lower. I would advise you to get the average pH higher.