Mr Gumby Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hi folks, next fish I want to breed are my little chili's. My tanks run at pH 7 and hardness of 6 to 8. I can easily bring the hardness down as I blend RO with my tap. My question is do I need to lower pH or will they breed at 7? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Here’s the link re: Chili Rasboras to a site I use to create an initial profile for breeding, keeping, etc: http://fishbase.us/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=22509&genusname=Boraras&speciesname=brigittae&AT=Boraras+brigittae&lang=English And here’s what that page looks like: Looks like 6.5-7.0 is common. Probably no need to forcibly drop pH much below 7.0. You’ll want to create the preferred leafy environment. GH / KH is a soft, so do what you can. R. O. Water can crash pH, having no buffer. Your plan to mix it in sounds spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gumby Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thanks @Fish Folk very useful. I think I'll stick with a. pH of 7 to start with and take the hardness down to the 3 to 5 range and see what happens. I guess I can always throw some Indian almond leaves in if they don't spawn. The advantage of chili's being even in my 5 gallon the bioload will be so low water changes will be few and far between so it should be stable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thank god for the below, cause I have a tank full of these! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gumby Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 3:51 PM, tolstoy21 said: Thank god for the below, cause I have a tank full of these! Don't believe everything you read on the internet, one of mine definitely has a carnivorous look about it when my fingers are in the tank!!! I use chain mail gloves for sharks to be on the safe side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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