amongus09 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I have a ph around 7.5-7.6 and I wanted to keep a little school of these guys. I hear these fish are delicate and can only tolerate 6.0-6.5, while others say they are hardy and can tolerate 5.5-7.5. Could someone who has had glass catfish chime in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) Mine do pretty well in 7.3 pH and pretty hard water. Edited November 21, 2023 by TheSwissAquarist Wrong pic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 12:42 AM, amongus09 said: I have a ph around 7.5-7.6 and I wanted to keep a little school of these guys. I hear these fish are delicate and can only tolerate 6.0-6.5, while others say they are hardy and can tolerate 5.5-7.5. Could someone who has had glass catfish chime in here? They are pretty tolerant of water parameters. The sensitivity I have seen comes from stress from other fish and not being able to hide. I am sure you are aware that it takes a bit of training to get them weened off live foods or frozen live foods. We kept ours in a species only tank with snails and otocinclus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amongus09 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Thanks guys, i totally understand. Im going to be mainly feeding frozen bloodworms so it will be ok. Do they add a lot of bioload? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I've got glass catfish in a community tank where I keep the KH around 3-5 and a GH around 4-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amongus09 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Whats your ph? And do you think they can tolerate harder water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 10:04 PM, amongus09 said: Thanks guys, i totally understand. Im going to be mainly feeding frozen bloodworms so it will be ok. Do they add a lot of bioload? Blood worm are ok to be feed two to three times a week I would give them a more varied diet with a frozen or live brine shrimp daphnia good quality pellet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amongus09 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 Definitely going to supply a good pellet. New life spectrum. I will also be feeding black worms once and awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) On 11/21/2023 at 3:59 PM, amongus09 said: Whats your ph? And do you think they can tolerate harder water? I actually tend to not measure pH (and the Aquarium Co Op tests aren't very accurate for me with pH). pH is directly related to KH and CO2. I keep the KH around 3-5 and the tank well aerated. So, I don't pay much attention to pH. I basically use the ACO strips to monitor nitrate and give a quick glance at GH and KH to make sure they are above a certain value/color. Edited November 22, 2023 by Galabar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amongus09 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 So can they tolerate harder water? My kh is around 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 8:40 PM, amongus09 said: So can they tolerate harder water? My kh is around 8 Mines around 16 so you should be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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