humBill wrote:
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I really like the looks of this little tank. I just kinda stumbled on it
with misc freebies and left overs, but the black background and quite
subdued lighting of the hood light are very tranquill. According to your
suggestion the lighting is fine I think. I could look into trying Black
water but don't really want to mess much with the pH. I think I'm doing a
pretty good job, but with only 7 months experience I don't feel comfortable
with driving down the pH. It normally runs around 7.4. Too high for these
fish?
Thanxx again!
Bill


ph 7.4 is fine for tetras and the other fish you have mentioned. It is
better to not mess with your tapwater and maintain a stable pH then to
try and drop the pH below 7. Chances are most of your fish were raised
in fish farms in municipal water at near neutral pH anyway.

I find that my fish all behave more naturally with a lot of cover. It
seems like the more plants I add (real or fake), the more time the fish
spend swimming around comfortably in open water. I think they like to
know if something goes wrong, there's a spot near to hide.

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