Beta community tank ideas?

[Essjay]

Chlorine is nothing to do with pH, which is a measure of hydrogen ions in the water. My water company gives hydrogen ions in its water quality report and their unit of measurement is pH.

In the UK, hardness is not listed as part of the water quality report but in a separate section of the water company's website. It may be the same in the US.

 

[Byron]

I found that chlorine was .25 ppm (which is for ph I assume) and for GH I couldn’t find exact numbers but it is classified as “hard”

It is a good idea to pin this down to the number. Call the water people, make sure you get the number and their unit of measurement. Or take a sample of tap water in to a reliable fish store, and again write down the number and their unit of measure (ppm, dH, whatever).

 

[Stefan3289]

Here is the picture of my Cories, which I believe are rust Cories.

 

[Stefan3289]

As for calling the company, they did not answer the phone and I see reviews where people were on hold for an hour. I looked up the general information for the city I live and it said that almost every company is hard water.

 

[Stefan3289]

For what it’s worth I did my own test with a ph testing kit that I use for the aquarium and it was around 7.6

 

[Byron]

That could refer to the species Corydoras rabauti, and there is a resemblance, though the photos I find seem to have a more distinct dorso-lateral line. I would suggest more likely they are C. aeneus. There is a lot of variation in this species, as it is geographically so spread out. But this species will be commercially raised unless from a direct importer.

 

[Stefan3289]

That could refer to the species Corydoras rabauti, and there is a resemblance, though the photos I find seem to have a more distinct dorso-lateral line. I would suggest more likely they are C. aeneus. There is a lot of variation in this species, as it is geographically so spread out. But this species will be commercially raised unless from a direct importer.

Yeah at the fish store it just said “cories” for them.

 

[FishFinatic77]

Also, cories really should be kept on sand. They are bottom feeders, so they like to sift through it.

 

[Stefan3289]

@Byron @PheonixKingZ
I managed to get a hold of someone for the water company and when I would ask for ph, gh, and kh, she just kept referring me to the water quality report that I looked at for about an hour to no avail. Here is the link for it if one of you has the time to try and find the measurement or anyone else that would since I had no luck.

https://www.wpjwa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2019-CCR-Word-final-2-combined-a.pdf

 

[Byron]

@Byron @PheonixKingZ
I managed to get a hold of someone for the water company and when I would ask for ph, gh, and kh, she just kept referring me to the water quality report that I looked at for about an hour to no avail. Here is the link for it if one of you has the time to try and find the measurement or anyone else that would since I had no luck.

https://www.wpjwa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2019-CCR-Word-final-2-combined-a.pdf

I guess you will need to take a water sample to a reliable fish store and ask them to test GH (KH too while at it). Just get the number and their unit (ppm or dGH). For pH you should get a test kit as this is worth tsting periodically or if anything troublesome occurs. GH and KH will remain much the same once you know what it is to start with.

 

[Stefan3289]

Do you think petsmart or petco would do it (and if they are reliable)?

 

[Byron]

Do you think petsmart or petco would do it (and if they are reliable)?

I've no idea, call them and ask them. If it is a store you have patronized before and they remember you, they should be willing. Just keep an eye on how they do it, and write down the numbers and unit.

 

[Stefan3289]

They don't but Elmer's aquarium where I usually get my fish from like my severum in my profile picture does so I will go there today and have result!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

They don't but Elmer's aquarium where I usually get my fish from like my severum in my profile picture does so I will go there today and have result!

Sounds good. Usually small LFS’s will do tests for free.

 

[Stefan3289]

@Byron @PheonixKingZ so my results were:

GH 160ppm (they said moderate hard)
KH 0-20ppm (they said it was close)
PH 7.0