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I am think of change my tank. I have been looking to get some swords. There is a guy in aqua bid that is selling wild liverbeareas MAYAE swords. what do thinkNot really, I'm afraid.
Rams need soft acidic water and a temperature higher than most tropical fish need (~82 deg F)
Platies need hard alkaline water in the low to mid 70s F.
I am using RO water. In my area will have Nitrite in the water. PH 70 GH 7 I have Altums in there now. I think of getting rid. There bogy size is 5 inch Thanks for your EdI am think of change my tank. I have been looking to get some swords. There is a guy in aqua bid that is selling wild liverbeareas MAYAE swords. what do think
Ed
what fish would you recommend thanks EDIf you stay with RO, you will have very soft water and the pH will lower due to natural biological processes, becoming more acidic. This is not at all bad, it is in fact ideal for soft water species: tetras, rasboras, danios, barbs, most catfish, gourami, dwarf neotropical cichlids.
Livebearers (platies, swordtai8ls, mollies, guppies, endlers) are fish that must have moderately hard or harder water, so they will not do well in very soft water, and slowly weaken to the point of death.
Given the nitrite issue, I would stay with the RO and select soft water fish.
what fish would you recommend thanks ED
That's a generalization. A lot of livebearers are better off in moderate hard to harder water. But there are a also a serious number of livebearer species that are better off in softer water.Livebearers (platies, swordtai8ls, mollies, guppies, endlers) are fish that must have moderately hard or harder water, so they will not do well in very soft water, and slowly weaken to the point of death.
That's a generalization. A lot of livebearers are better off in moderate hard to harder water. But there are a also a serious number of livebearer species that are better off in softer water.
When it comes down to guppies and endlers... Endlers can be kept in soft, moderate and harder water without any problems. Guppies however when big finned will do better in moderate to harder water. But short finned guppies will do fine in soft, moderate and harder wateri
That's a generalization. A lot of livebearers are better off in moderate hard to harder water. But there are a also a serious number of livebearer species that are better off in softer water.
When it comes down to guppies and endlers... Endlers can be kept in soft, moderate and harder water without any problems. Guppies however when big finned will do better in moderate to harder water. But short finned guppies will do fine in soft, moderate and harder watei
Is hard to change soft water to medium hard thanks EdThat's a generalization. A lot of livebearers are better off in moderate hard to harder water. But there are a also a serious number of livebearer species that are better off in softer water.
When it comes down to guppies and endlers... Endlers can be kept in soft, moderate and harder water without any problems. Guppies however when big finned will do better in moderate to harder water. But short finned guppies will do fine in soft, moderate and harder water.