what do you guys do?

[cchhcc]

Does anyone look for data from collection sites to determine their temps, pH, etc? For wild caught fish it can be important (certainly, it is less important with each successive tank raised generation).

 

[I<3fish]

85F And i had my ph checked and they said it was "dangerously low" So i did a water change 50 per. and added salt... and three days later tested it again... IT DIDNT CHANGE... so the lady told me as long as the fish are eating and swimming like normal... not to worry about it... Here are my 4"'s and my 2.5"'s ... I think there color is awesome for being so small..

The lady at the store must be crazy... Dangerously low is around 4... Lol. I can guarantee that no one's tap water is that low... Test the water yourself, I bet it is no higher than 7.2 and no lower than 6...

 

[Venom SS]

young specimens at 87F and ph 6.5- 7

best colors are shown at a constant ph of 6.5 and soft hardness

a constant pH is important, ro water produces the best coloration imo.
Ofcourse, water can be softened with bogwood but that leads to a slightly fluctuating ph

PH fluctuates with RO water because the RO unit strips the water of all of its Kh and Gh, which is essential for keeping Ph stable.

 

[StripeGirl]

I am one of the friends:},I keep my pb's at 80-82 ph 6.5-7,been keeping them with no problems under these conditions for 20 years?86-90 just seems too high to me?

 

[channarox]

Does anyone look for data from collection sites to determine their temps, pH, etc? For wild caught fish it can be important (certainly, it is less important with each successive tank raised generation).

not me...
theres no way to tell where they come from for me...

 

[crowconor]

haha yeah jess

 

[vaine111]

85 degrees and 6.8 ph... this aint a debate over a heater is it?

 

[Venom SS]

87 degrees and ph of 6.5ish. But that ph is about to be alot higher when the other tank is cycled. Long story