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	Is Low PH good for tetras?
myfrint Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 10 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004	my 10 gal tank has like 6.2 ph right now. I was doing fishless cycle and i didn't even put any bogwood, but it just got lowered. But, is this gonna be suitable for my tetras? (cardinals)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
topher02 Enthusiast Posts: 267 Kudos: 365 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	yup, thats fine, it really may be a bit to high for there liking, but they can live in the conditions.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Cardinals will live in pH 6.2 no trouble. And if your water is soft as well as acidic, you might even get them to spawn! Be warned, though, while they are relatively hardy maintenance wise, persuading them to breed is a whole different ball game. :88) Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	6.2 is a perfect pH for a lot of tetras to spawn and live comfortably in. If you want to you could house Blue Rams in there instead, and get them to breed which is a lot easier than tetras But those are conditions i wish i had in my tank. The lower the pH the less toxic ammonia is...right? And my rams and tetras would all love the 6.2 compared to my 7.6
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Not all tetras are difficult to breed! Lemons will spawn in a community tank (as mine have done fairly often) if they like your setup. The "difficult" ones tend to be things such as Neons, Cardinals, Rummies and Bleeding Heart/Ornate Tets. Lemons and Flame Tets are MUCH easier! Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	But will lemons spawn in harder water such as 7.6 or higher?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	The only types of tetras I've heard of that might dislike that pH are Diamonds, Glass Bloodfins and Blind Cave Tetras (which are really unusual in that they live in a limestone cave in Mexico and require alkaline pH). The first two seem to prefer neutral water.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Basically, if the Tetras in question are Amazonian, or come from a soft, acidic African rainforest biotope, then yes, low pH is fine. Be wary of exceptions though, as Bruce has just mentioned. As for Diamonds, which Bruce has had all sorts of woes with, tank bred ones should be slightly more adaptable, but then, we all know in this game that there is, on occasions, a lamentable gulf between "should be" and "is" ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
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