Fish for hard water?

[gabysapha]

My water is quite hard and it has a ph of 7.6+!
Im stocking a peaceful community low light planted tank. Are there good candidates for hard water? I've read over and over again that soft water/blackwater species will not do well in hard water. Doe that throw out tetras for me?!

Any experience?

Thaaaanks!!!!

 

[Flossie]

My water is quite hard and it has a ph of 7.6+!
Im stocking a peaceful community low light planted tank. Are there good candidates for hard water? I've read over and over again that soft water/blackwater species will not do well in hard water. Doe that throw out tetras for me?!

Any experience?

Thaaaanks!!!!

I dont know the hardness of my water but my ph is 8.0... 8.2 I believe and I have rummynose tetras and angelfish and bolivian rams

 

[-Mac-]

The pH is fine, your fish, if properly acclimated will also be just fine. pH for most fish is the least concern, so long as it is stable. I have no water hardness, which caused my pH to crash abruptly, so I had to take steps to stabilize my pH, which is now at a steady 7.4 and I have green neon tetras that so far, appear to be quite content.

Stability is the key, the fish, if acclimated slowly, will adjust.

 

[gabysapha]

Ok thanks! Yes it stays really stable, thank goodness.

How do you like green neon tetras? I was thinking of getting some, but then I figured that they might not like my really hard water (calcium deposits on all the water fixtures!) if they are from soft water environments...???

 

[-Mac-]

I have 14 of them and still going, mind you, even having taken steps, my GH/KH is only 2* and my pH holds at 7.4. I'm really enjoying the little guys, I find myself counting them and laughing as they play follow the leader.