Advice on Stock

[PlasticGalaxy]

Well... I guess (should I say bet ?) you use tap water ?

Yep, only method that makes sense to me. Is there any good way to bring the pH down?

 

[Slaphppy7]

Yep, only method that makes sense to me. Is there any good way to bring the pH down?

Don't mess with your ph, 8 is fine (if accurate), a stable ph is much better than one that fluctuates all of the time

 

[Essjay]

If you have hard water, the pH is more likely to be high.

Have we establish how hard your water is?

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

If you have hard water, the pH is more likely to be high.

Have we establish how hard your water is?

Nope But since I'm from the South East, I just assume it's "very hard" and go from that. Whatever the general value for "very hard" is.

 

[Avel1896]

@Slaphppy7 It's even a "classic"
@PlasticGalaxy what makes me is the lack of precision.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

@Slaphppy7 It's even a "classic"
@PlasticGalaxy what makes me is the lack of precision.

Well usually I only check the nitrite and ammonia... The test has ammonia, nitrite and pH but my dad insisted that I don't really need to test pH as much... So I didn't.

 

[Avel1896]

It depends on the fishes you keep.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Little update: I've sent an email to my LFS and asked if they'd be willing to rehome some fish, including but not limited to my neon tetras, glowlight tetras and congo tetras. The common pleco will also go. It's a shame but I'd rather it be the common plec than my sailfin. I think my sailfin pleco is here to stay, whether that means moving him to his own huge tank or suffering the consequences.

Once I've got my stock completely under control, I'm hoping to get my hands on some black Venezuelan corys and a couple more upside down catfish. Or maybe I'll just... Secretly buy a dozen more tanks so I can have one of every fish I like! (/half joke).

 

[Avel1896]

Wanna dream ??? Dream B I G ??

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Wanna dream ??? Dream B I G ??

Is dreaming of breeding zebra plecos too big? Because that's definitely on my bucket list. Zebras or snowball plecos. An absolute dream.

 

[Avel1896]

Each to his own...
You'll have to offer it a biotope setup (sand, lots of smooth pebbles and rocks, roots/driftwood branches, water movement and oxygenation, multiple hidingplaces.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Each to his own...
You'll have to offer it a biotope setup (sand, lots of smooth pebbles and rocks, roots/driftwood branches, water movement and oxygenation, multiple hidingplaces.

Not to mention a large portion of my life savings!

 

[Avel1896]

Life savings.... I would need at least 3-4 lives to get my dream tank....

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Life savings.... I would need at least 3-4 lives to get my dream tank....

Maybe the billionaires of the world should redistribute their wealth to better causes... Like TFF user @Avel1896 for example!

 

[Avel1896]

TFF ??
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