Memz
New Member
Hello, I do hate to moan about my lfs but they seem to have told me soooo many fibs. I know I should have done more research before blindly wading in with my request for a little aquarium for Christmas. After immediately seeing a 15 litre tank is ridiculous for keeping fish and quickly replacing it with a free 48 litre, the shop told me that the Cardinals had died as I was keeping them on tap water (not that Cardinals don't actually like a new set-up) and I should convert to RO with added minerals. This I did but have read with interest that this really isn't a good idea. We do have extremely hard water and I was wondering if it might be an idea to go half and half? Maybe every other water change? Would the fish cope now with a 20% change with tap water?
I have:
4 Tetras of debatable type (they look like Neons but paler and were called 'Golden' in the shop)
2 Glow-lights
3 Peppered Cories
2 Bluetailed Guppies
1 remaining Cardinal called The Soldier
2 Cherry Shrimp and a couple of rampant snails whose eggs keep being removed!!!
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
I have:
4 Tetras of debatable type (they look like Neons but paler and were called 'Golden' in the shop)
2 Glow-lights
3 Peppered Cories
2 Bluetailed Guppies
1 remaining Cardinal called The Soldier
2 Cherry Shrimp and a couple of rampant snails whose eggs keep being removed!!!
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated. Thank you.