Well you have a choice. Te tiger barbs would be best left out. But if e loves them, do a species tank, as they will be very nippy. The cherry barbs and zebra danios, on the other hand, are very peaceful. You could do
6 cherry barbs
6 zebra danios
2 German blue rams
GBRs prefer soft water at 6 pH. I would reccomend apistogramma agasizzi "triple red". Likes high pH.
GBRs prefer soft water at 6 pH. I would reccomend apistogramma agasizzi "triple red". Likes high pH.
Apistogramma agassizii do not like high Ph. They like more acidic water. Mine are at 6.7 Ph. if you have high Ph go with kribs they are a small African species.
With a very high oh kribensis would be a better bet. However if your just over 7 or whatever you can keep pretty much anything. Fish today are likely never kept in their natural water conditions and have since adapted since most are born into it. Unless you are buying a really expensive wild caught don't worry about ph to much.
What's it at?
Apparently it was darker than the darkest color (8.4)
edit: but I think I had some rocks that were raising it and I also added some driftwood so it is probably lower.
Kribs are a west African riverine species. Their native water varies greatly, from very acidic, to alkaline...they are NOT rift lake cichlids and do NOT require high pH...not to mention even most wild caught fish (most, not all) will still be able to adapt to a wide range of pH levels. Most captive bred fish are raised in neutral waters and are able to adapt very well to other pH levels
With a ph of that high I might consider buffering it lower. How do you drink that?
I agree but 8.4 that's ridiculous