Water Hardness for Hatchets?

[-JD-]

I'm wanting to add Marble Hatchets to my planted community tank. Liveaquaria.com recommends a KH of 10-18 for the Hatchets, but my tank currently has a KH of 2 and GH of 3. pH is about 7.3, so that appears to be fine. I recently started using a cuttlebone to add calcium for my Apple Snails, but it has only changed the GH about 1 degree in 4 days. Do you think the Hatchets will be ok, or should I work to adjust the hardness somehow? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[DiscusDennis]

Hi -JD-,
I'd go for it with those water params you currently have.
More important than hardness is stable water conditions......Keep up with those water changes!

And here's some links on Marbled Hatchetfish you might find useful?
http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_marble_hatchet_fish.htm

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=16+1911+1946&aid=2506

http://www.freshwater-tropical-fish-care.com/marble-hatchet-fish.html

Hope this helps,
Dennis

 

[-JD-]

Thanks Dennis. After I posted the question, I checked and found that the majority of my other tropicals fall in a similar hardness category and they're doing fine. Appreciate the response!