After trawling the internet im reading all sorts of different range PH levels for oscars, can someone set the record straight for the "best" PH for oscars ..

(And does the PH level depend on size of tank and how many fish your housing?)

ph is good between like 7.2 and 7.6. and its dosnt matter how big your tank is.

Tim81595 wrote:



My tank is "7.6" , is it better between 7.2 and 7.6 ?

it's pointless saying what an exact pH should be because it's very difficult to maintain this in an aquarium. Even in the wild, the pH will not be the same 100% of the time.However, between 6.0 and 7.0 is probably the best, although they will be okay between 6.0 and 8.0.

It's always a good idea to know what the PH is of your tap water. The pH of my tap water is around 7.5 although my tank water is around 6.0. This is because I've got quite a lot of fish, and also some large pieces of wood, which can have quite a dramatic effect on your pH. Every time you do a water change, your pH will be adjusted. Unless you are keeping extremely delicate living creatures that require an absolute pH, you should not worry too much as the majority of fish we keep can cope perfectly well.

OFL wrote:



ok, thanks for the confirmation !

a low pH of 6.0 and high of 8 won't matter at all as long as it is
stable. fishes could adapt and adjust to it. what is dangerous is
erratic pH; say 6.0 today and gone high in a day or two, say 7.5
it will definitely stress your fish. pH 7.0 is neutral.

I agree with OFL and Paul, It doesnt matter what the PH is as long as your Ph isnt too low or high (anywhere between 6 and 8 is ok). The important thing is to for it to be stable.

DONT go messing with Ph unless you know exactly what you are doing!!!!!!!!!

hi,

I have some O's that im trying to get to breed what is the best ph for that. I have a 210 gallon a 125 gallon a 90 gallon and a 100 gallon sump all plummed togather so there is about 500 gallons in the system. It is well established as the O's do do some of the mating ritual but just wont go all the way to lay eggs. Any suggestions?

thanks'

Mark

What is your pH at the moment? average would be 7.0 which is neutral. So really between 6.0 and 7.0 is probably the best if you want to breed. However, I wouldn't have thought of pH higher than this would cause a problem. Having said that, my pH is a lot lower so I'm not really qualified to confirm this for sure

Ace Rocket wrote:


Can't help you out with your question, but i'd love to see some pics of your setup, and esp. your sump.
Sounds pretty cool and inventive!

my Ph is above 8.0 its at 8.2 and been steady for over a year so O's can live in water above a 8.0. Mine is so High because its well water and There is alot of lime around here.

the ph is in the 6.2 range i struggle to keep it up i want it at 7 but maybe i have to large of a bio load there are 6 in the 210 3 in the 125 and 3 in the 90 but two of the ones in the 90 are only 6 inches. Is that to much bio load in 500 gallons of h2o?
I can try to post some pics soon. My sump is a 100 gallon rubbermaid stock water tank and my filter is a 92 quart rubbermaid tote which has a 3 litres of eheim substrate for bio filtration and a 15" by 30" filter pad which has carbon amonia phosphate chips all wove into it and man is works awesome the water is always clear and there is very little algea on the glass. I havent scraped the glass in the 125 for a month and a half and its crystal clear. Love my set up.

Thanks,
Mark ofl