Fairy Cichlid Neolamp in Acid Tank?

[alex crouvier]

Has anyone ever kept a Neolamprologus <sp?> in a CO2 injected
high light 29C tank? The pH is around 6.6 and gH is between 6-10
(coral chips in the filter).

I just have to separate them from a smaller tank. Two of the Neolamp group
have chased the other three and seem to pair off. I have to remove the
rest but not so willing to set up another tank and I have a fairly empty (3
Ottos)
2-feet lightly planted tank standing by (as mentioned in the earlier
paragraph).

Any advise will be appreciated

[alex crouvier]

O yea, of course there will be acclimatisation
Anyway, the original tank they are in is approx 7.0 - 7.2


"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>
> "alex crouvier" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Has anyone ever kept a Neolamprologus <sp?> in a CO2 injected
> > high light 29C tank? The pH is around 6.6 and gH is between 6-10
> > (coral chips in the filter).
> >
> > I just have to separate them from a smaller tank. Two of the Neolamp
group
> > have chased the other three and seem to pair off. I have to remove the
> > rest but not so willing to set up another tank and I have a fairly
empty
> (3
> > Ottos)
> > 2-feet lightly planted tank standing by (as mentioned in the earlier
> > paragraph).
> >
> > Any advise will be appreciated
> >
> >
>
> what is the PH of the water they are in now?. Going from a PH of say 8.5
to
> 9 down to 6.6 would be a disaster IMO however if you have acclimatized
them
> to lower ph already you may gradually be able to introduce them to a lower
> PH water however I do not think they will prosper.
>
> Rick
>
>

[Rick]

"alex crouvier" > wrote in message
...
> O yea, of course there will be acclimatisation
> Anyway, the original tank they are in is approx 7.0 - 7.2
>
>

Well you have been keeping them in waters with a PH that is lower than one
would normally keep Tanganyikan cichlids in so the change from 7.0 to 6.6
can probably be done slowly. Sometimes I have to keep reminding myself that
wild caught fish come from waters far different that fish that most of us
get from the LFS which were likely raised on a fish farm somewhere with what
ever water is available.

Rick