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dmtapp

dmtapp

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Ok. About 3 years ago, aquired a convict (well actually 2 and they bred all over the place and I got rid of the female), a green terror, and an apparently hybridized Auratus. I know all of these fish like different PHs and are originally from different parts of the world. My PH, here in the mountains of Salt Lake are very alkaline, maybe 8 or more, great for the Great Rift Valley Cichlids of Africa.

In your opinion, and remember I may not accept it, do you think I should remove some of the fish and put them in another aquarium and use some chemicals to bring the PH down, or should I just let it go, assume all the fish have been healthy and happy. I tend to think the fish have acclimated to the higher PH. And I have also heard/read that fish that are not captured wild can tolerate lots of variations in PH, or at least the PH they have been raised in.

Feel free to slap me around a bit it I have failed to read some guide or something on here that would answer all of my questions.
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I might try the Convict and the GT, but would probably pass on adding the Auratus.....I've tried mixing Africans with new world Cichlids, and it didn't work out well! Yours may work fine,but those fish are used to other fish who act differently than those from other continents. CA and SA often can work fine, but it depends on the temperment of the individual fish. Of coarse fish like Dwarf Cichlids or Discus, just don't pair with Convicts or GT's....it may work in one or two people's houses....but definately NOT the norm!

I find it hard to answer these threads without generalizing quite a bit! That's why I answered the way I did. You just never know, because each fish is unique....but chances favor the odds!
 
If your neutral water fish (the SA/CA's) are acclimated to the higher ph, then i would leave it at that.

Moving them to softer ph now would probebly stress them out. Also, trying to use chemicals to change pH often does more damage then good, because you will always be trying to change pH in which it will probebly fluctuate.

BUT i would still reccommend separating the fish from different areas. Its not so much the way the fish act, but its thier diet and water chemistry that are the issue. Well, obviously water chemistry not so much for you :D But auratus are a mbuna which are primarily vegetarian, and your other fish arent.

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HTH
-Diana
 
Unless you're having problems with agression, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm of the opinion that as long as ph is stable and not extreme, it doesn't matter. Also not a fan of playing junior chemist with the water b/c I think it ultimately ends up causing more stress for the fish. If they're fine in the higher ph, I say leave them there.
 
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