buffering ph by adding minerals

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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3. Unless you're actively breeding, a pH between 6.5 and 7.5 isn't bad
for
alot of fish...I've kept guppies in both extremes, you get females with
a
lower pH and males with a higher pH...

I'd heard about Krib fry being influenced by pH, but not Guppies, however
I have Guppies in one of my tanks (8.4pH), and I noticed today that it's
currently an all-male population. I can't vouch for more males than
females being born (though it seems that way), but the females *have*
been much more short lived than the males. I think 8.4pH is outside
their limits. Perhaps I'll switch to other fry-generators like Mollys,
Swordtails or even Platys as they all seemed more tolerant of the high
pH.
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