leave the ph alone, fish will adapt to it aslong as its stable. up where i
am the ph is 7.6 and the neon tetras are doing fine in that ph despite the
caresheets saying that neons need soft acidic water. I think that wild
caught neons will need the ph lower but most u find in stores are farm
raised in the higher ph.


"Jan" wrote in message
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I recently set up a 20 gallon tank, and added 1 female guppy with some
young ones. The pH is 7.8 - is this too high? This is pretty much what
comes out of the tap, so should I try to lower it artificially? I am
planning to add other tropical fish in the future (probably neon tetras and
platies).