My Water Results- What Fish Can I Keep

[jamesmacc]

hi folks. my test kit finaly arrived and these are my results. will the ph need to be lower for tropical fish and would it be idel for cichlids. not sure what fish im going to keep yet but wanted to test the water and see what im up against. gh- between the 60-120 mg colours. kh-120. ph 7.5-8.0.
james

 

[elisew]

Suitable for African cichlids i.e malawi/mbuna

 

[jamesmacc]

brilliant so i wont need limestone or coral to bring to ph and hardness up for cichlids? is it to hard and ph to high for regular tropical fish?

 

[elisew]

slightly softer and lower ph is better for 'normal tropicals' but the harder, higher ph is ideal for African cichlids. You won`t need limestone or crushed coral

 

[jamesmacc]

excellent. realy happy with that. what sort of rock should i buy for the tank, i thought my ph was going to be low so i thought i was going to need limestone but now i have a lot more choice i guess as my water paramiters are already suitable