RO water and Parrot cichlids

[parrot_man]

I have got a breeding pair of parrots and was wondering if i can keep them in ro water?

Anyone got any suggestions?

 

[petey Z]

whats RO water?

 

[tanganyika1001]

RO - Reverse Osmosis

Osmosis - The diffusion of water along the concentration gradient through a semi permeable membrane.

Basically, reverse osmosis is putting impure water under pressure, causing it to pass through a semi-permeable membrane against the concentration gradient, causing the water on the outside of the membrane to be very very pure, very very soft and ph 7. also very low on phosphates and nitrates.

if parrots like ph7 hardness near 0, give them RO. If they like ph6 hardness near 0, filter normal water over peat. If they like ph8 high hardness tap water will usually suffice.

If u post back and say what condition they like (ihave never had them so dont know), we can advise on how to make those.

 

[parrot_man]

they like a pH of 6.5!

are they severums or parrot cichlids?

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[parker313]

As I said in your other post, they look more like severums than parrots to me, but those pictures aren't very clear. When you get them, get a better picture and we can tell for sure.

Sevs like the same, softer water that parrots do so that part's not a problem.