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  1. Waterstrider

    Do water parameters matter?

    I have seen panda garra do great in as high as ph 8. They’re arguably one of the most flexible of fish.ember tetras much less so.
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    Do water parameters matter?

    Short answer depends on the fish. Just like other animals just because it’s mostly found in one place is not a guarantee it would have problems somewhere else. It’s much more individual then most people keep, which is why fish folk come to so many different conclusions. Many fish have constantly...
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    Do water parameters matter?

    Not necessarily, depends on species
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    Stocking Advice - Medium (?) Hardness

    I have pearl gourami in this kind of water and they do great. Skirt tetras have worked well for a lot of people with this level. X-ray tetras like it even harder then this believe it or not. Totally agree with seangee on skipping dwarf gourami, not great genetics or disease resistance.
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    No, that’s not what I mean. Mine lived well over 10 years and I maintained a steady supply of fry to stock 2 fish stores for years lol. I get that you’re trying to bait me, but your accusation is ridiculous.
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    Kinda medium I guess? In terms of stocking. Maybe more than 1 female or could I keep 2 -3 males together? I don’t want the sudden crazy over egg laying that cichlids can sometimes do 🙂 The last time I- many years ago - had a firemouth it was with mixed cichlids but I’m not sure I want different...
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    Stocking Advice - Medium (?) Hardness

    Plenty of exceptions to this though blue gourami , x ray and cave tetras etc.
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    For better reference the plecos I would likely get are bristlenose- they eat concrete for breakfast lol. The bigger question is stock numbers and should I keep the cichlid alone or not In terms of cichlids. I’ve gone back and forth in if I want another cichlid or just the one.
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    Never mind this same site says they do great in hard water
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    They seem to all do well in the same hardness range for what I can alter. More wondering if people have experience with size of tank influence on number of tetras getting along with firemouth
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    Most pleco do very well in hard water . I’ve bred them with firemouth before so I’m not worried about that. More unsure about the tetras
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    90 gallon stocking planning

    Ok starting this out by saying, the 90 is currently empty and I’m loosely planning at this point so no emergency time expectations etc. I tend to stock lighter then other people too. The fish im thinking of are a firemouth with 10-12 Colombian tetras and most likely at least 1 pleco (possibly...
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    I just bought a 200 gallon and a 300 gallon tank for just $100. Suggestions on stocking.

    Although there’s something about an under stocked giant Severum tank that appeals too
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    I just bought a 200 gallon and a 300 gallon tank for just $100. Suggestions on stocking.

    Tinfoil barbs or silver dollars would be great in a 300, a school of 6 would actually have some room
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    Soil ph limits

    I also never said I was targeting a ph, just seem to just have assumed that. I just want to know how long the soil will effect it.
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