New 20g Shellie Tank

Well I picked them up tonight. He brought them in a bucket of his tank water with them in the shells. So we swapped them into a bucket I brought. When I got them home, I took 3 samples of his water for tests, and then added some of my tank water to his over a 30 minute period until it was about doubled. At that point I added the shells with fish into my tank because I couldn't maintain the water temp in the bucket(my basement is a constant 65) and I didn't want there to be a big difference. When I tested his water, the pH was similar to mine, at or just above 8. What was an eye opener was the KH & GH. Mine are about 80 & 180ppm respectively. When I tested his KH, I got to 40 drops(400ppm), and it still hadn't changed color! The GH was also that high as well, 21 drops/420ppm. Is that excessive? I've never heard of it being that high, or is mine too low?
 
Na thats great for Tangs man mine is about 375 to 400ppm which is liquid rock and great for marine and Tangs..

Efors if it is that long before they breed something is a miss these little boogers are like rabbits and should take off unless you have something else in there with them or if you are moving them or stuff around too much in their home.. a month would be normal for a breeding size of Multi's to get it on.. Hey did you order some more fish from Eddie..
 
OK, but what about my GH/KH numbers Pitt? Too low or nothing to worry about?
 
Yeah i just seen that yours is a little low just keep an eye on them, if you see excessive scratching against objects you may have to play with water perimeters..
 
OK, good enough. Thanks again.
 
Pittbull said:
Efors if it is that long before they breed something is a miss these little boogers are like rabbits and should take off unless you have something else in there with them or if you are moving them or stuff around too much in their home.. a month would be normal for a breeding size of Multi's to get it on.. Hey did you order some more fish from Eddie..
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Thanks for the info, Pitt and thanks too for Mr.peacock your bro!
No, I have not ordered more fish from Eddie.
 
Cool deal yeah my Bro is working for Eddie and packed an order for someone near you is why i was asking man.. Take care and have a Merry Christmas..
 
Have a Merry Christmas you too, my friend!
 
i was gonna post this like, a week ago, but my computer wouldnt let me.

if you ever decide to sell or move shell dwellers, or if you want to remove a shell, but arnt sure if theres a fish in it or not, use this method. you'll figure out on your own that with out it, its just about impossible to remove a fish.
 
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