joefish72b wrote:I know I'm late to this party but I have water that is so hard you could almost walk on it 950 ppm TDS. I currently have (10) L114 fron 2"-3" (5-8cm)my ph is 6.8 and my temp is 76F.
Average price here in the U.S. for fish that size is $25-$40
Ironically after I bought my fish I have seen a few fish shops selling slightly smaller ones in that price range.
How do you get your ph so low with such hard water?
MatsP wrote:I rarely see mine, and it's been like that since I got it. Mine does turn up from time to time when there's good about.
Feeding at night and sitting in the dark with a torch may help to let you see the fish come out - but expect it to go back into it's hide as soon as the light hits it...
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Mats
Pity they are shy for such a fantastic coloured fish
A specimen that size here in Michigan,U.S.A that fish would fetch anywhere from $60 to $100 depending on the merchant and your relationship with them.Lets go Red Wings bring home the cup!!!!
I have well water and it comes out of the ground like that. I even had the water tested by the local authority just to be sure and they got the same high TDS and low ph what they did tell me is most of the TDS is salt like 800 ppm. All other readings are at zero but the ph is low to start just under 7.0 and once I added a lot of wood and plants to my tank it hit 6.8. I've been checking it pretty regular since switching from plastic decorations to all natural just to be sure my levels don't go crazy, and so far so good. The test kit I have maxes out at 450 hardness so needless to say it's always at the max when I test.
If you have high salinity, it shouldn't show up on a proper hardness test (GH), since that should only react to 2+ ions, such as calcium, magnesium, etc. Likewise a KH test should react to carbonate, CO3 2- ions...
A TDS meter is much less selective, and will pick up on salt, nitrate, ammonia, KH, GH, and a whole range of other things, including small particles in the water...
Well I saw a flash of my L114 last night.
I put the lights on in the room where the tank is to check on my fish before going to bed. And saw the orange tail as it dissappeared into a pile of bogwood.
At least I know it is still alive.
