Species only tank

[Essjay]

Does it say Grains Per Gallon = Total Hardness 17.118?

The grains part is just as important as the gallon part, and I can't make out if it is an = in the middle.

 

[Byron]

In that chart, part way down, it gives the range over several years for "total hardness" from a low of 152 mg/l to a high of 203 mg/l. And the lower numbers are the most recent years. The last year reported, 2015, was 173. So the most recent GH was 172 ppm, equating to 9.6 dGH. The pH seems to have remained in the mid to high 7's throughout. So from this, it would seem you have moderately hard water with a basic pH. Like essjay I'm confused over that 17 grains per gallon figure, as it would be at variance with the upper data.

 

[Essjay]

I missed the total hardness in the table

It does seem odd having that figure under the table as well.

 

[9darlingcalvi]

In that chart, part way down, it gives the range over several years for "total hardness" from a low of 152 mg/l to a high of 203 mg/l. And the lower numbers are the most recent years. The last year reported, 2015, was 173. So the most recent GH was 172 ppm, equating to 9.6 dGH. The pH seems to have remained in the mid to high 7's throughout. So from this, it would seem you have moderately hard water with a basic pH. Like essjay I'm confused over that 17 grains per gallon figure, as it would be at variance with the upper data.

Would this be bad for Asian moth catfishes


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[Essjay]

Do you mean Hara jerdoni? It's Seriously Fish profile is here

 

[9darlingcalvi]

Yes it is, I can’t view the profile my phone blocked the website


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[hobby5]

Yes it is, I can’t view the profile my phone blocked the website

Pretty strange. Try a different browser on your phone.

Check out the bumblebee goby. (They don't need salt!)

 

[9darlingcalvi]

Pretty strange. Try a different browser on your phone.

Check out the bumblebee goby. (They don't need salt!)

My firewall won’t allow the word “Asian” because it associate it with inappropriate pictures. Anyway, what would be good. I don’t really like the unreliable info on bumblebee gobies


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[9darlingcalvi]

What would be harder alkaline species that would work? Shell dwellers get to big and breed too fast right?


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[Byron]

What would be harder alkaline species that would work? Shell dwellers get to big and breed too fast right?


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Your water, according to the data we reviewed, is not sufficiently hard for species like shell dwellers. And they are small fish.

You earlier mentioned Hara jerdoni, and they would work in a 10g with your parameters.

 

[9darlingcalvi]

Oh, so shrimp would also work?


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[Byron]

Oh, so shrimp would also work?


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I am not that experienced with shrimp, but there are some species that will do fine with softer water than others. The mineral, calcium, in harder water is essential for their exoskeletons. But I would expect you could find species, maybe all of them for all I know, that will be OK here. I will let the shrimp experts comment.

 

[9darlingcalvi]

So the water is middle ph with soft water?


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[hobby5]

Unfortunately your tank is on the small side so there is not much we can recommend to you.

The bumblebees would work concerning the water parameters, no worries. They can be a bit difficult concerning feeding though.

Any of the neocaridina shrimps will work.

What also comes to mind is the least killifish (Heterandria formosa) and depending on temperature also the Tiger Teddy (Neoheterandria elegans).

 

[9darlingcalvi]

Okay


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