New to the site. Just got fish about 3 or 4 months ago. Right now we have an albino oscar and a regular black oscar. Both a little over 6 inches long. I am having problems with the pH in my tank. The 2 big oscars are fine nothing wrong with them at all, but anytime we get another one or we had 2 green spotted puffer fish they die within like 24 hours. I don't know if it's because there smaller or what. I bought a test kit and Nitrate is good, Chlorine is good. My pH is ranking at 8.4 and my alkalinity is at 300. What is the best thing to get it fixed I can't figure it out. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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tyspot1000
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Welcome to AA!
GSP's (Green spotted puffers) are brackish fish, needing brackish water (Half Fresh water/ half Saltwater), making it impossible to combine those to species of fish (besides, the puffers would harass or get harassed.)
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GSP's (Green spotted puffers) are brackish fish, needing brackish water (Half Fresh water/ half Saltwater), making it impossible to combine those to species of fish (besides, the puffers would harass or get harassed.)
Enjoy the forum
DA fisherman
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Yep tyspot hit it on the mark...... Oscars prefer freshwater with low Ph 6.0-6.8
Even tho green spotted puffers are born in freshwater they are brackish water fish with Ph about 7.4-8.0 AND YET I'VE heard that they live longer in just saltwater...
Even tho green spotted puffers are born in freshwater they are brackish water fish with Ph about 7.4-8.0 AND YET I'VE heard that they live longer in just saltwater...
we don't have a green spotted puffer anymore, actually the oscars killed one and the other two got ate by my dog...yes my jack russell grabbed him out of my extra tank when I was cleaning there tank. I got some pH tabs that are supposed to level out the pH but I did that yesterday and tested the water it hasn't done anything yet.
is there any other fish that I could put with my oscars? i don't like oscars I think they are ugly and boring. I want bright cool fish that are aggressive and my boyfriend wants his oscars....grrrrr!
is there any other fish that I could put with my oscars? i don't like oscars I think they are ugly and boring. I want bright cool fish that are aggressive and my boyfriend wants his oscars....grrrrr!
tyspot1000
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What size tank do you have the oscars in?
DA fisherman
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Shoot they are my favorite lol.... Green terrors are colorful,jack Dempsey,and other ciclids, but if you keep the oscars I would make sure that what ever fish you put in there is about the same size or bigger.
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