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I don't know what the alkalinity is. I don't even have the tests for it. I was thinking about collecting rain water and just using that as much as I can until I get my well fixed. I am on rural water right now. I met an older guy years ago that told me that he don't really believes all those...
The only things I ever test for in my water is ammonia, nitrates, and the ph. I keep all of my dwarf cichlids in a ph of 8 to 8.5 and have for 30 years. They thrive and spawn regularly in my water. I really don't think all the other stuff matters as much as some people might think it does. But...
My ph is around 8.5. Alot of people think you can't keep certain dwarf south American cichlids in harder water but I always have. I don't think all that other stuff matters as much as alot of people say it does. Tds,kh, it will matter for some certain wild caught fish with really low ph but I...
I keep nannacara anomala and nannacara taenia. Both of mine do just fine in my regular tap water. I keep the taenia in a pretty densely planted tank and they spawn regularly. I haven't pulled any fry out so they always get eaten but I think I'm going to start pulling them and raising some.
I keep a group of 7 in a 55 gallon. They do just fine with my tap water. They do occasionally chase each other but there is no nipped fins or anything.