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Hi, Im new here so first of all ill say hi. My name is Seth.
Anyway
I have a 30 gallon aquarium that im upgrading to a 60 gallon.
I have questions on what PH and Temperature I should have my 60 gallon according to the fish i have.
I have:
x5=Guppies
x4=Dwarf Gourami
x8=Neon Tetra
x2=Mystery Snail
x2=Algae Eaters(Pecto)
x2=German Blue Ram Cichlids.
Im wondering what PH and Temperature should the 60 gallon be BEST at.
I understand these fish require PH and Temp Differences but I would like to know the best situation for them to be together.

Also, if there are any other fish you could suggest that would be great to go with these fish i have it would be great.
But make sure the fish you recommend are within your suggestions for PH and Temperature please.
Thank You.
 
In general, it doesn't matter too much what your pH is, so long as your fish are correctly acclimatised. It's much better to have a stable pH than the "correct" one for a particular species.

Guppies like a higher pH, whereas neons like a lower one. However, many people successfully run both species alongside each other, whatever their pH is.

But, having said that, I was advised by other members of this forum that rams are one of the exceptions to that - they don't do well in higher pH levels. And mine is 7.8. Apistos aren't quite so sensitive, although they are naturally from similar pH water to rams.

I'm not too clever on ideal temperatures, so I'll leave that to others.
 
As said Guppies prefer higher pH's whereas Ram's and Tetra's prefer lower pH's. And also as said, it's better to have a stable pH. But in answer to your question pH neutral would be best in my opinion.

James.
 

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