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Robert
02-14-2003, 10:35 AM
what types of fish can i keep that will do well in alkaline water?
Faramir
02-14-2003, 10:38 AM
Livebearers, African cichlids, Central American cichlids, some Rainbowfish.
How hard and alkaline are we talking here?
OrionGirl
02-14-2003, 10:39 AM
What are your water parameters? Alkalinity is only one aspect of it. Some fish can adapt to a variety of water chemistry's.
Robert
02-15-2003, 10:44 AM
current parametrs
265 gal
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
pH 8.4
OrionGirl
02-15-2003, 1:12 PM
pH, GH, KH, are needed as well. I've heard people say they had hard water, when it really wasn't that hard.
Faramir
02-17-2003, 3:35 AM
Though with a pH that high, I suspect the hardness is pretty high as well, unless Robert's in the habit of pouring potassium hydroxide into his water of a morning.
My original recommendations stand, then.
Robert
02-17-2003, 8:16 AM
thanks for the suggestions, but I think i'm going to set the tank up for saltwater.
NJ Devils Fan
02-17-2003, 8:52 AM
Well, thats a different story for saltwater. Maybe OG will move this to the saltwater section and you will get more responses there on what saltwater fish you can have.
Faramir
02-17-2003, 8:58 AM
Any. The compostion of seawater is pretty much uniform the world over.