water parameters for taeniacara candidi

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icecube

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Hi hobbyists
I recently got a shipment of taeniacara candidi, got 2 males and 2 females, these guys are currently living happily in my normal tap water,
the tap water is med-hard with a ph of 7.5, will this be good for breeding them?
from what i read, people everywhere recommend using Ro water, but i dont have access to Ro water,hence i have them in my tap water in which they are quite happy,also i added a few IAL(indian almond leaves) to soften water and the water is quite brownish but the ph is 7.5,

so my question is can i keep and breed the taenicara candidi in my tap water and expect good and colourful fry from the spawn, and will the fish spawn in my tap water??
 
I don't think you will see egg development at your water, even with the almond leaves ... but anything is possible. They seem to be white water fish (Rio Branco) but the breeding reports I've read have been ridiculously low pH .. 4.8 or so. While I don't think you need water quite this low, it would suggest you might need lower overall though.
 
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