So like the title suggests, what water parameters have people succesfully bred apistos in? I'm interested in breeding my current pairs which are macmasteri "super reds", cacatuiodes "super red", trifasciata, and agasizii "tefe red back". I've done quite a bit of reading and people keep suggesting "soft" & "acidic" water with no specific numbers to go with the range, so if I could get help interpreting my water parameters and if they're suitable for breeding with the water I have.
My water parameters are as follow:
pH - 7
Ammonia/nitrite/nitrate - 0ppm
TDS - 120ppm
kH - 6
gH - 0-1
Is this considered hard water or no? People say that TDS above 100ppm could indicate hard water, but TDS measures all other ions in the water. Then I have a reading of 0-1 for gH from my test kit, with kH of about 6. I also have white sedimentations on my filter which I would assume are calcium deposits, maybe indicative of hard water (not sure)? To go along with this, I have seiryu stone in my tank which are said to increase water hardness. I don't want to remove them as they provide cover for my fish, but if my water is too hard currently, I guess I can take them out to get better water parameters for breeding.
I also have driftwood and cholla wood and pressurized co2 which helps lower my pH. I also have peat moss, not currently in the tank, but I can throw them in if needed.
My tap water on the other hand has a TDS of 48ppm. I have yet to test gH and kH though.
To sum everything up. I am just wondering if my current water parameters are good enough for breeding or not. And if not, which of the parameters are not good and how would I fix that.
My water parameters are as follow:
pH - 7
Ammonia/nitrite/nitrate - 0ppm
TDS - 120ppm
kH - 6
gH - 0-1
Is this considered hard water or no? People say that TDS above 100ppm could indicate hard water, but TDS measures all other ions in the water. Then I have a reading of 0-1 for gH from my test kit, with kH of about 6. I also have white sedimentations on my filter which I would assume are calcium deposits, maybe indicative of hard water (not sure)? To go along with this, I have seiryu stone in my tank which are said to increase water hardness. I don't want to remove them as they provide cover for my fish, but if my water is too hard currently, I guess I can take them out to get better water parameters for breeding.
I also have driftwood and cholla wood and pressurized co2 which helps lower my pH. I also have peat moss, not currently in the tank, but I can throw them in if needed.
My tap water on the other hand has a TDS of 48ppm. I have yet to test gH and kH though.
To sum everything up. I am just wondering if my current water parameters are good enough for breeding or not. And if not, which of the parameters are not good and how would I fix that.