Fwd: Re: Problems with wild A. cacatuoides. Ph to low?

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

>In a message dated 98-02-02 02:46:23 EST, you write:
>
><< The ph is 6.3 and 9 dc of total
> hardness.  Thinking that the ph is to low.  Any suggestions? >>
>
>If anything, the pH is too HIGH for wild fish.  I would work on getting
>hardness down to about DH4 or lower.  Mardel Tank soft, or Waters of 
the world
>for SA fish.
>
>They'll start to eat after they adjust.
>
>Bob Dixon
>
>
One wholesaler who was also an avid hobbyist had told me that he 
believes that sometimes apistos that are shipped in bulk, and that are 
at some point exposed to higher than 7 ph, may have had their gills 
damaged by ammonia.  The ammonia takes on a more deadly form when in 
higher ph water.  The fish start dying off in the next couple of days 
and nothing seems to be able to save them.  I've purchased 30+ fish at a 
time and watched them die off one by one.

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