NEW FISH : German Blue Ram

chris_todd

chris_todd

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I was really disappointed I didn't get those guys, Li! Since when do you buy fish that are less than two feet long? :)
 
Jumbie

Jumbie

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They did look really nice, I seen you Li bidding on a few things today but I was really surprised when I seen you flex your muscles on those rams lol.

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mchambers

mchambers

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About GBRs and PH

Those of you in the area who have GBRs, do you find that it is necessary to have a relatively low PH? I see online that GBRs prefer a PH of 6.5 or so, but here in D.C. my PH seems to be aboutr 7.2, and I don't think I have the patience to lower my PH.

I'm wondering if the tank-bred GBRs here in this area have adapted to a neutral PH. Or should I consider a different fish?
 
Lively

Lively

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I've a hard time keeping the PH low - they should be ok to live in higher PH if they have been acclimated. If you want to breed, you'll probably need to get the PH down.
 
chris_todd

chris_todd

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mchambers said:
Those of you in the area who have GBRs, do you find that it is necessary to have a relatively low PH? I see online that GBRs prefer a PH of 6.5 or so, but here in D.C. my PH seems to be aboutr 7.2, and I don't think I have the patience to lower my PH.

I'm wondering if the tank-bred GBRs here in this area have adapted to a neutral PH. Or should I consider a different fish?
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Our Baltimore tap water comes out 7.6-7.8, and we don't do anything to lower it, though our rams are in heavily planted tanks, some with CO2 injection, so the pH typically ranges from 6.9 to 7.6 (depending on the tank). The rams (and discus, and pretty much all the fish) seem to do fine. But Stacey is probably right, if you want them to spawn, you'd probably want to drop the pH a bit to below 7.
 
mchambers

mchambers

Former CCA member
Thanks for the advice

chris_todd said:
Our Baltimore tap water comes out 7.6-7.8, and we don't do anything to lower it, though our rams are in heavily planted tanks, some with CO2 injection, so the pH typically ranges from 6.9 to 7.6 (depending on the tank). The rams (and discus, and pretty much all the fish) seem to do fine. But Stacey is probably right, if you want them to spawn, you'd probably want to drop the pH a bit to below 7.
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I may rethink my plans.
 
Lively

Lively

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You can use rainwater or bottled water - luckily those guys don't need huge tanks so it is doable - kinda. Some will spawn at higher pH - Julie knows a ton about them, you should go look at her website (FryBabies) she has a lot of good info about them there.
 
mchambers

mchambers

Former CCA member
Frybabies

Lively said:
You can use rainwater or bottled water - luckily those guys don't need huge tanks so it is doable - kinda. Some will spawn at higher pH - Julie knows a ton about them, you should go look at her website (FryBabies) she has a lot of good info about them there.
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Just looked, but I can't find any info about GBRs. What am I missing?
 
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