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Shawnts106 · 03-03-2006, 03:55 PM

WOW! Great Value brand water??? humm... This could be great!

Thanks for that info!

THEOLDSALT:

I have tryed phosgaurd in there, and it was VERY MESSY, not a good thing in such a small tank IMO, but I will try it again..

My understanding is this:

Cardinals Inhabit areas of really dense vegitation, mainly in very acidic waters where the GH and KH is very low to 0, and the pH ranges from 4.0 to 6.5 depending on the time of year...

They are often found in acid pools left over by the receeding water from a flooded amazonian forest...

there are ALOT of tanic Acids in the water produced my decaying vegitation, leaves, wood, and soil..

I would Suspect that the phosphate level in the waters these little guys swim is very high due too all that decaying matter and soil...

would you agree???

Im not saying this is a good thing, just a question...

You said, for egg hatching you want very soft water no higher than 2 degrees, is that gh or kh???

I suspect you are talking about KH... what about gh?

does GH have any effect on fry?... or health? or pH?

just some more questions...

OH, BTW: refer to my other thread in general about recieving the fish for further reading/knowledge inhancement haha

03-03-2006, 03:55 PM	#6
Shawnts106 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 49	WOW! Great Value brand water??? humm... This could be great! Thanks for that info! THEOLDSALT: I have tryed phosgaurd in there, and it was VERY MESSY, not a good thing in such a small tank IMO, but I will try it again.. My understanding is this: Cardinals Inhabit areas of really dense vegitation, mainly in very acidic waters where the GH and KH is very low to 0, and the pH ranges from 4.0 to 6.5 depending on the time of year... They are often found in acid pools left over by the receeding water from a flooded amazonian forest... there are ALOT of tanic Acids in the water produced my decaying vegitation, leaves, wood, and soil.. I would Suspect that the phosphate level in the waters these little guys swim is very high due too all that decaying matter and soil... would you agree??? Im not saying this is a good thing, just a question... You said, for egg hatching you want very soft water no higher than 2 degrees, is that gh or kh??? I suspect you are talking about KH... what about gh? does GH have any effect on fry?... or health? or pH? just some more questions... OH, BTW: refer to my other thread in general about recieving the fish for further reading/knowledge inhancement haha