Sunshine1010
Aquarium Advice Newbie
So i've had this 30 gal tank going for about 5 months now.
Ran the tank fishless for a whole 24 hours (i know ) then added 2 glofish which have been thriving since (lucked up).
Everytime i wanted to add more fish, water conditions weren't right so i held off.
All the planets seemed to have aligned within the last month or so, so i gathered up my young children and to the fish store we went to pick out new fish.
Long story short, walked out fishless and my children's hopes & dreams crushed because once i told the worker that my water keeps a high ph because that's how it comes out the tap, she was dang-near positive that i would instantly kill the fish; and went as far as saying that now that she knew, if they did die they would not be able to replace them.
The mom & pop shop i bought the 1st 2 fish from told me that we all live in the same area, everyone's water has a high ph & as long as i slowly acclimated the fish to my tank water, they should be fine. Well obviously they were right...
The lady @ the big box store also suggested that i use pre-treated or distilled water for all my water changes going forward. That seems like an awful lot of work!
So i'm coming to the experts - will slow acclimation significantly reduce the chances that i'll kill the new fish when adding them to my tank that consistently has a ph between 7.4 - 8.0 if the fish store's ph hovers around 7.2?
Ran the tank fishless for a whole 24 hours (i know ) then added 2 glofish which have been thriving since (lucked up).
Everytime i wanted to add more fish, water conditions weren't right so i held off.
All the planets seemed to have aligned within the last month or so, so i gathered up my young children and to the fish store we went to pick out new fish.
Long story short, walked out fishless and my children's hopes & dreams crushed because once i told the worker that my water keeps a high ph because that's how it comes out the tap, she was dang-near positive that i would instantly kill the fish; and went as far as saying that now that she knew, if they did die they would not be able to replace them.
The mom & pop shop i bought the 1st 2 fish from told me that we all live in the same area, everyone's water has a high ph & as long as i slowly acclimated the fish to my tank water, they should be fine. Well obviously they were right...
The lady @ the big box store also suggested that i use pre-treated or distilled water for all my water changes going forward. That seems like an awful lot of work!
So i'm coming to the experts - will slow acclimation significantly reduce the chances that i'll kill the new fish when adding them to my tank that consistently has a ph between 7.4 - 8.0 if the fish store's ph hovers around 7.2?