McTurtle Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Has anyone kept these guys successfully in Edmonton tap water? They are supposed to like soft, acidic water so I'm a little leery of adding them... I'm not going to do much except add Prime to the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJIsaac Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) I have 9 of them in my tank, never had a problem with them on Edmonton tap water, of course i condition my water to remove chlorine and chlorimine, but i also age the water some times instead, all my tetra and rasbora species dont seem to mind it at all. But... i have yet to have a fry from any of the species in my tank, but my tank isnt heavily planted as of yet, so there might be that which is stopping them, or causing their eggs to be eaten up. I have read in multiple sources that in order for them to drop eggs they prefer soft or RO water. So softening the water would be my only suggestion, A good chunk of driftwood can do that for you. Edited February 19, 2014 by DJIsaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 They'll do fine as long as you acclimate them well. Consistency is more important than trying to match parameters, they'll get used to the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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