minnnt
Fish Expert
A friend of mine has got some Fairies that he has had for around a year, maybe a bit longer... I went to have a look at them the other day as he has been telling me that they're not doing anything, the tank seems like it's 'dead' as he put it. He was having the few community fish from me that i needed to get rid of. I couldn't believe what his fairies looked like when i saw them!
They are tiny compared to mine!
He told me he had a test kit, it was the strips when i got there.
Did it anyway, and according to that the pH is only around 6.
I think i have talked him into letting me have them to try and give them a better home. He hadn't accomodated their needs at all, only shelter was 2 skulls that looked hideous imo. I tried to advise him on a nice setting but all he kept saying was his mate at the lfs told him they're ok in a community tank as they like being out in the open...
My question is, could the pH be the limiting factor in their growth? Also when he spoke to his 'mate' at the lfs, he told him to find out what they are as there is about 5 different 'fairy cichlids' Is this correct?

They are tiny compared to mine!
He told me he had a test kit, it was the strips when i got there.


My question is, could the pH be the limiting factor in their growth? Also when he spoke to his 'mate' at the lfs, he told him to find out what they are as there is about 5 different 'fairy cichlids' Is this correct?