What is the Highest GH You've had Neon Tetras Adjust to?

Hi, I was wondering what everyone's experiences with neon tetras have been like. I really have my heart set on some for my new 29g but I have a pH of 8.2 and a high GH (don't know what it is as I don't have a GH test kit.) I heard someone say on another forum that it's not the pH that matters so much but the GH. I was just wondering if anyone has had neon tetras adapt to a pH/GH like mine.

 

Hi

It would be good to know your GH/KH.

Just for reference. The neons where I work are adjusted to PH 8.0. KH is 7 or 8 dKH, GH is 14 dGH if i remember correctly for that bay.

So 250ppm GH if my maths are correct. It's a hard water area here. I also have rummy nose in home tank. 9dKH, 12dGH. They are fine.

In conclusion I think neons will adapt to your water but it may not be the best for them and ultimately they may be less long lived.

 

Hi

It would be good to know your GH/KH.

Just for reference. The neons where I work are adjusted to PH 8.0. KH is 7 or 8 dKH, GH is 14 dGH if i remember correctly for that bay.

So 250ppm GH if my maths are correct. It's a hard water area here. I also have rummy nose in home tank. 9dKH, 12dGH. They are fine.

In conclusion I think neons will adapt to your water but it may not be the best for them and ultimately they may be less long lived.

I don't have a GH/KH test kit so I can't give their levels. Sorry. All I know is that my water is hard. I have well water.
What if I managed to find neons that were breed in water sort of like mine?

 

Same here, my pH fluctuates around 8, my last KH 8/GH 14.
My Neons come from Petsmart, the oldest ones are in my tank since the beginning 1 1/2 years ago without detriment.
My beginner mistakes like overfeeding were the bigger Neon killer rather than the water parameters.

 

What if I managed to find neons that were breed in water sort of like mine?

They won’t breed in hard water.

 

They won’t breed in hard water.

I don't really want them to breed. I just want them as pets.