anyone had success keeping panda gara in the warmer temperature of their stated range???

[Magnum Man]

I have a couple tanks with thriving panda garas, but they are both cool water tanks... I've tried adding them to a couple of my tropical temperature tanks, and they've never taken... I know they require highly oxygenated water and a lot of movement... both failed tanks are soft to neutral water, and are highly filtered tanks, with large air stones... I've found the garas to be the best plant caretakers for my various anubias... the anubias in both tanks with the garas have nice green polished leaves... otherwise the anubias tend to get a build up over time, on older leaves... if I could, I'd add one to any tank with live plants, but I just can't get them to thrive in the tropical temp tanks, which most sources say they can tolerate... I know the warmer tanks, can't hold as much oxygen, as the cooler water, but in my tanks I'm trying to oxygenate as much as practical... so I'm curious the set ups where people have kept them in tropical temp tanks???

 

[GaryE]

I think they're telling you something....

 

[Magnum Man]

like the printed temperature ranges should be lowered ( at least the higher temps ) maybe printed that way, because cool water tanks aren't as popular as tropical tanks, to sell more fish??? they don't die immediately, they just don't last long enough to grow to adulthood... the group in my cool water hillstream tank have gone from 1/2 inch at arrival to almost 5 inches over a couple years... the group in the cool water bitterling, tank have just arrived recently, but appear to be doing well, and the little, suffering, nana anubias in that tank, has some bright green polished leaves, since they were added to that tank...

maybe I should add a group of tank bred Oto's to the warmer tanks... I've had the wild caught before, but they also did not live real long... I think about a year has been my best there, and that was a zebra oto...

both my cool water tanks range between 71 and 72 degrees F.

this from one on line source...

"RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

• Temperature: 71.6° - 80.6° F (22° - 27° C)
• pH: 6.5 - 7.5
• KH: 6 - 10 dKH
• Minimum tank size: 30 gallons for a small group"

this from Seriously Fish...
Temperature: Normally said to prefer cooler conditions but temperatures in its native streams have been recorded between 22 – 27 °C during warmer months of the year. Presumably during the wet months of the monsoon these values are lesser.

pH: The pH in its natural waters has been measured at 6.9 – 7.1 with a range of 6.5 – 7.5 recommended in aquaria."