my water is too hard
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Lake Malawi cichids are well suited to hard, alkaline water. I'd submit 300ppm General Hardness (GH) would be alright for them.
No adjustment required.
Or were you referring to Carbonate Hardness (kH)?
Malawi is a hard water lake. Although fish from this lake can live comfortably in softer waters.
All the lfs's in my area keep these fish in brackish water. They seem really happy in softer. I've kept them in 7.5 ph with low salt and they are just as healthy.
If you want to lower your water hardness just do a water change and don't add the hardeners. If you have hard well water then you can put a few containers outside to trap rain water. There are also filters for removing minerals that harden water.
All the lfs's in my area keep these fish in brackish water. They seem really happy in softer. I've kept them in 7.5 ph with low salt and they are just as healthy.
If you want to lower your water hardness just do a water change and don't add the hardeners. If you have hard well water then you can put a few containers outside to trap rain water. There are also filters for removing minerals that harden water.
i keep my mbuna at 300ppm gH and a pH of 8.0, i was under the impression that 150ppm is a little on the low side for them
certainly wouldn't add peat to the filter in any case
certainly wouldn't add peat to the filter in any case
yesterday i went big al's the guy in the fish room said that 300gh is ideal for malawi's at a 8ph. I am running a fishless cycle and he said to put some fish in there to build up nitrite?? I have been cycling for 2 weeks now.
What do you all say, is now a good time to add fishies??
What do you all say, is now a good time to add fishies??
No, don't add any fish. Fishy cycles are a lot of work, add a source of ammona and keep testing your water.