Synodontis Decorus kept in high PH at LFS, any chance of survival in PH Neutral tank?

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Hi Guys,
I've recently set up my brand spanking new 175G Tank (Well ok, I've finally got off my butt and have it sitting on its cabinet...and thats about as far as I've gotten...lol). And so here I am in the throws of researching every little tiny factor that i need to research before I even touch it...!
I have been researching fish mainly in the last couple of weeks as I have pretty much everything else worked out (except for the lighting) and am just waiting on the money fairy to drop on by and visit :)
So, to the point. I have had my heart set on a Synodontis Decorus or the 'Clown Syno' as they call them here down under! I love, love, love them! But to my dismay when i was stalking my local fish store (as I do very regularly) the other day I found that they are keeping their Clowns in high PH tanks. I've read alot about the Synos and do know that they can be kept in neutral tanks (correct me if I'm wrong) so my question is... is there any chance of acclimatising (don't know if thats the right word ?!?) a syno from a high PH to a neutral PH successfully? They cost $130 a piece, so I really don't want to kill it...
Any help would be great!
Thanks
 
what are the exacr readings for pH at your home and the store?

before you get the fish, have a clean bucket and some airline tubing ready at home. you will have to do a drip acclimation to slowly allow the fish to adjust to the new pH. get the fish, and maybe ask for another bag of the store's water. put the fish and the water into the bucket, and run the airline tubing from your tank down to the bucket. start a siphon so water is coming out, and tie a loose knot in the line to adjust the drip rate to a couple drops per second. when the bucket is getting full, remove half the water and continue. expect 45 mins - 1 hour of acclimation. make sure water temperatures between bucket and tank are close, and then put the fish in.

otherwise, talk to your store and see how they feel about the pH difference, but don't let them sell you pH up or something.

that is a really ridiculous price though. . . might want to check online stores because even with shipping you'd be paying less.
 
Ouch, those Australian prices! I'd do what watauga said except even slower. If you have a Q tank you could also try to closely match the store's water & acclimate over a longer time as part of the quarrantine.
 
JunkedOnNancy said:
Hi Guys,
I've recently set up my brand spanking new 175G Tank (Well ok, I've finally got off my butt and have it sitting on its cabinet...and thats about as far as I've gotten...lol). And so here I am in the throws of researching every little tiny factor that i need to research before I even touch it...!
I have been researching fish mainly in the last couple of weeks as I have pretty much everything else worked out (except for the lighting) and am just waiting on the money fairy to drop on by and visit :)
So, to the point. I have had my heart set on a Synodontis Decorus or the 'Clown Syno' as they call them here down under! I love, love, love them! But to my dismay when i was stalking my local fish store (as I do very regularly) the other day I found that they are keeping their Clowns in high PH tanks. I've read alot about the Synos and do know that they can be kept in neutral tanks (correct me if I'm wrong) so my question is... is there any chance of acclimatising (don't know if thats the right word ?!?) a syno from a high PH to a neutral PH successfully? They cost $130 a piece, so I really don't want to kill it...
Any help would be great!
Thanks
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Ok syn. D. Are fine in low ph the only drawback is they lack the color of black in low ph compared to high ph. And $130 for a syn d is totally rediculous.the most I have ever seen a syn d full grown monster was $39.99 .if your gonna pay that ill ship you 5 for that price. GL and don't buy a decorus for 130 crazy stupid .PM me if you want decorus ill ship
 
wwg said:
what do you mean by shorter life span?
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Didn't mean life span meant it will live less then a young syn. cat compared to a adult cat.
So prettymuch not worth the price.
 
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