Harlequin rasboras in high ph??

[Holm_Tanks.]

Ive read around on other forums and people have had success keeping harlequins in 8.4 ph. Which is what I have, I would like to keep them. I was going to acclimate them very slow like 5-8 hours. Do you think the harlequins will be ok in 8.4? I know hardness is more important my gh is ~75 and kh is ~80. Ive had success with keeping all my other fish. Will they do ok in my water?

 

[Slaphppy7]

Ive read around on other forums and people have had success keeping harlequins in 8.4 ph. Which is what I have, I would like to keep them. I was going to acclimate them very slow like 5-8 hours. Do you think the harlequins will be ok in 8.4? I know hardness is more important my gh is ~75 and kh is ~80. Ive had success with keeping all my other fish. Will they do ok in my water?

Will you order online, or buy locally?
If you buy locally, does the shop share the same municipal water that you have?

Recommended ph for these fish is 5.0-7.5: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/trigonostigma-heteromorpha

 

[Holm_Tanks.]

I would buy locally, they say their water is lower ph like 7.00, but I've never tested it myself so I'm not for sure.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

That is some hard water... I wouldn’t recommend it.

If you want to keep them, you may need to get an RO/DI unit.

 

[Slaphppy7]

I would buy locally, they say their water is lower ph like 7.00, but I've never tested it myself so I'm not for sure.

What test kit do you use?

 

[Holm_Tanks.]

I have a digital ph meter, and test strips from amazon

 

[Slaphppy7]

Is the 8.4 ph taken from a sample of your tank water, or tap water.
Draw a sample of your tap water into a cup, let it stand for 24 hours, then test the ph of the sample.

I recommend this liquid test kit, all FW fishkeepers should have one, IMO: https://apifishcare.com/product/freshwater-master-test-kit

Paper strips can be inaccurate, and unreliable

 

[Byron]

A couple things here. First, the GH is the more important and assuming the GH is 75 ppm (as opposed to 75 dGH which is not even feasible), you have soft water so the rasboras will be fine. The pH while important is not the over-riding parameter, and provided it does not fluctuate wildly should not be a problem with this species.

Second point I'd like to make is that the parameters of the store water are irrelevant as far as fish "adapting." It takes weeks if not months for a fish to adapt to different parameters (some species cannot no matter how long), and it is not going to occur during the relatively short time a fish is in the store tank. Know the store water parameters so you don't shock the fish (this is more TDS shock than pH, another misconception, and ammonia/nitrate), but beyond this the store water can be ignored.

 

[Holm_Tanks.]

A couple things here. First, the GH is the more important and assuming the GH is 75 ppm (as opposed to 75 dGH which is not even feasible), you have soft water so the rasboras will be fine. The pH while important is not the over-riding parameter, and provided it does not fluctuate wildly should not be a problem with this species.

Second point I'd like to make is that the parameters of the store water are irrelevant as far as fish "adapting." It takes weeks if not months for a fish to adapt to different parameters (some species cannot no matter how long), and it is not going to occur during the relatively short time a fish is in the store tank. Know the store water parameters so you don't shock the fish (this is more TDS shock than pH, another misconception, and ammonia/nitrate), but beyond this the store water can be ignored.

Yes, I've read elsewhere on the forum that hardness is more important than ph. I forgot to specify sorry, the gh is ~75 ppm. Ive have also learned that a fluctuating ph is worse than a high ph, so I don't add anything to the water. It stays consistently at 8.4. Thank you Byron!