I've searched a ton on this topic. Thank you AquaGhoust, Cathy G, drjdp, Emg, mooman, et al.
I have a pair of rams in a 20H "hard" water tank I'd like to breed. For $$ and simplicity sake I'd like to keep this tank "hard."
Tankmates: 3 von rio tetras, 3 hatchets, 2 julii corys, 1 ADF, and 2 mystery snails.
Here are my questions: Should I simply add Blackwater extract to the community tank or set up a 10g breeder tank. If YES to the breeder, should it be 100% R/O plus Blackwater with or without substrate? If YES to the breeder tank and R/O water will the rams experience some kind of shock going from the "hard" water tank to the R/O tank? Should I just keep the rams in the 10g R/O with substrate and move the male and the fry to a 5g set-up with a heater and a sponge filter? Holy cow!! What a load of questions. Thanks in advance for you input!
PS. Should I add Blackwater Extract to my community tank anyway or would it be a waste of time. If YES to the Blackwater do I remove my charcoal filter?
I have a pair of rams in a 20H "hard" water tank I'd like to breed. For $$ and simplicity sake I'd like to keep this tank "hard."
Tankmates: 3 von rio tetras, 3 hatchets, 2 julii corys, 1 ADF, and 2 mystery snails.
Here are my questions: Should I simply add Blackwater extract to the community tank or set up a 10g breeder tank. If YES to the breeder, should it be 100% R/O plus Blackwater with or without substrate? If YES to the breeder tank and R/O water will the rams experience some kind of shock going from the "hard" water tank to the R/O tank? Should I just keep the rams in the 10g R/O with substrate and move the male and the fry to a 5g set-up with a heater and a sponge filter? Holy cow!! What a load of questions. Thanks in advance for you input!
PS. Should I add Blackwater Extract to my community tank anyway or would it be a waste of time. If YES to the Blackwater do I remove my charcoal filter?