I'm getting ready to restock my tank. I've grown tired of my black ruby and tiger barbs and I'm ready for more color and less motion. I'm taking back my barbs and one flying fox and I'm looking at dwarf gouramis and rams. The lfs has tanks full of blue rams and gold rams. However, I've heard that they don't do well in the hard, alkaline water that comes from my tap. Although the lfs is on the same water, I still don't think blue rams and gold rams will do well for extended periods in this water. My pH generally runs about 7.6-7.8. I've tested it with 3 different research-grade electronic pH meters and I get the same reading. Anyway, I wonder by adding more driftwood to the water if I can lower the pH enough. I'd settle for Bolivian rams if I could find some but I think they are quite rare. Any ideas from the forum would be appreciated.