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wllm33 01-04-2018 10:34 PM

L046 why cannot have low ph ?
 
believe zebra plecos live in same river as altums and discus.

just curious why they cannot live in low ph as altums and wild discus since they come from same river ?

I know common plecos also need higher ph but they are domestic bred.
thnks for advice:)

CZQ 02-04-2018 04:19 PM

You wanted to keep with wild altum and discus? L46 can keep from Ph 6 to 7+. Can keep at ph 6+ for the bb to grow.

wllm33 02-04-2018 10:29 PM

but can L46 survive at ph below 5?

CZQ 03-04-2018 09:03 AM

Should be able to survive but not happy. They prefer Ph 6 to 7. My concern is more on the bb. Too low bb cannot survive.

canopy 03-04-2018 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wllm33 (Post 10010188)
but can L46 survive at ph below 5?

They will not survive .... pH 6.0- 6.5 is best for zebra

wllm33 03-04-2018 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canopy (Post 10010200)
They will not survive .... pH 6.0- 6.5 is best for zebra

sadly I experienced this personally, less than 1 day bought .:(
So the other end if 7.5 or above 7 able to survive, as I cannot be so accurate to put it at 6-6.5.
thanks.

CZQ 04-04-2018 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wllm33 (Post 10010213)
sadly I experienced this personally, less than 1 day bought .:(
So the other end if 7.5 or above 7 able to survive, as I cannot be so accurate to put it at 6-6.5.
thanks.

Your L46 gg? Try to maintain to 6+.

wllm33 04-04-2018 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZQ (Post 10010225)
Your L46 gg? Try to maintain to 6+.

yup. 2 at one go :(

CZQ 05-04-2018 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wllm33 (Post 10010252)
yup. 2 at one go :(

you straight away put them in very low ph water?

canopy 05-04-2018 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wllm33 (Post 10010213)
sadly I experienced this personally, less than 1 day bought .:(
So the other end if 7.5 or above 7 able to survive, as I cannot be so accurate to put it at 6-6.5.
thanks.

bro from 6.0 to 6.1 or 6.1 to 6.2 is not a decimal jump. Is an exponetial incremental. To us it may see a small changes but to the fish they are hugh changes. You need to have some pH buffering in place in case the pH crashed.


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