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Thank you both. So would small rasboras be ok in soft water in the future?

Yes, I have been told that our water is quite soft. Is there anything I can do?

I am taking my water to be tested again tomorrow and the water company have said that they will email me the figures. I have been sold these little pH crystals that you dissolve in warm water before adding it to the water. Do you think these will work?

Ok, thank you both. I am currently contacting my water supplier to find out my water parameters and I'm also treating my water to get my pH to a safe level again.  Thank you for your help and advice :)

Ok, thank you so much for all your help and advice! I'll start saving :) 

What would you say would be the ideal size for a pair of ranchu's or organda's?

I was thinking that you might be alright to add a few more guppies but I think that would probably take you up to your limit. But with guppies its best to have about one male for every 4/5 females to avoid the females be chased to death. However, if you aren't planning to breed any of the...

I have been doing everything by the book. I have been following everyone's advice. 3/2 years ago I bought my first tank and completed the fish less cycle before adding any fish. I have had such terrible bad luck and have experienced quite a few deaths but after doing a lot of research I have...

Do you think my tank is big enough for a pair of ranchu's or oganda's? 

Ok thank you very much for advice, I'll go and have a read of your beginners guide to goldfish now. Thank you

All that's left now is 3 female platies, 1 male swordtail and 1 male dwarf gourami. We've had no more deaths since I treated the water with the pH salt crystals treatment I was sold. You have dissolve them in water before pouring the water into the tank, they neutralize the water I believe. Two...

I currently have a 35L fish tank. It has been set up for about 2/3 years now but I have always kept tropical fish. After having a problem with my pH recently, our tap water suddenly changed from a pH of about 7.2 to a pH of 5.9. I now only own three female platies, 1 male swordtail and one male...