Ph and breeding

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  1. oscar freak

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    Ever since I stopped adjusting the ph my angels stopped breeding.not that I'm particularly phased by it it's actually been a whole lot more peaceful in the tank since then.i have some spare tanks at the moment and I want to try and breed something,not necessarily angels but something amazonian just wondering now if that means ph adjusting is gona be non negotiable?
     
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    What is your ph? Fluctuations in ph is more detrimental than a somewhat too high or low ph
     
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    I've stopped adjusting my Ph now for about 2 weeks (just been lazy really) and my GBR's have laid eggs twice already in community aquarium ,I did however raise my temps to 30 degrees c ,but my Ph has been 7.6 so really not ideal for them , both times eggs got eaten after 3 days.
     
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    Its never a wild fluctuation it was a gradual decrease over weeks.ph is 8+ .I found aa place that sells cheap RO water,considering going that route as its cheaper than the chemical route
     
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    @oscar freak,
    My tap water is relatively hard with a high-ish ph.
    When I started using Seachem KH/PH Down, and black water extract, my Angels really went into breeding mode.
     
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    So its not so bad this chemical ph changing.
     
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    It's not as, as long as you are consistent. And keep the paramters stable.

    I use the same amount of the Seachem product with each water change.
    The water I put into the tank is the same as the water in the tank already.

    If you are constantly fiddling and adjusting and using different products, and different amounts etc, that is no good.
     
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    True,I see it works for angels but would it work on apistos for instance?
     
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    Only one way to find out!

    But I don't see why not.
     
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    Iv seen males for sale but no females
     
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    Where is that ?
     
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