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    Suitable pH level for Betta macrostoma?

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    Betta Macrostoma Question

    Hello to all I'm new here, and was woundering what your ph levels are being maintained at because I have 3 pair Betta Macrostoma arriving in a week from Indoniesa.
    Thank you for any and all advise. Myles

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    Myles,

    Maybe you can try using ADA soil. I have know a few bettas keepers who used it.

    Alternatively you can try using Sera Peat and stuff. (Need to be monitored)

    Cheers
    Nicholas

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    I'm using ADA aquasoil to achieve a pH of 7. Or if your using normal lapis, you could use CO2 to bring down the pH. From http://www.ibc-smp.org/species/macrostoma.html it states that suitable pH ranges from 6.5 - 7.5. Some of the mac breeders here maintain an even lower pH of say 4.5 - 6.3. But however my pair did manage to spawn at a pH of 7 but the male swallowed the eggs when mouthbrooding. Which I made a mistake of feeding them.
    God will make a way, where there seems to be no way

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    Thanks to everyone

    Hi one and all

    thank you to everyone who has responede to my request for help with my Betta Macrostoma tank set up.

    Myles

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    I use silica sand, and my tank is heavly planted, the ph is around 6.5. remember to keep the ph constant or the fish will get stressed out.

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