[hedge_fund]

Anybody keep neos in their low PH tanks hovering around 5.5-6? I'd like to drop some neos in my amazonia tank but PH might be too low for them to breed.

Thanks.

 

[somewhatshocked]

5.9-6 is the lowest I've gone and have had success with them. Have sold probably 5k from my low pH tanks over the past couple years.

If you start with them when they're young, you'll have a better success rate, I think.

 

[Newman]

I'm currently trying to do this too. challenging to get them to start breeding in my experience. we'll see if I get any babies.

 

[GeToChKn]

When I moved my adults snowball colony to a low pH tank, like 5-5.5, they all died over time. When I moved a handful of moss from my PFR tank and dumped it into a 5-5.5 pH tank, their was a few babies in the moss and they grew up fine in the tank. They both turned out to be males, but they lived for about a year or so in that tank as a test and did fine. As Jake said, start them off early in there so they get used to it. My babies I tried had to be a few days old at the most.

 

[aquariumluvr]

I keep supreme red neos in my low pH CRS tank and they breed/thrive just fine. Like other posters said, I think it has to do with the age at which they're acclimated. Younger = better

 

[Newman]

I started out with all adults in my tank and have lost none so far. they are only starting to get going on the breeding though.
But yes i have received juvies multiple times and those are doing well too.

 

[AVN]

I keep my neos in 6.0 with no problems at all, but I got them as juvies. They have bred.

 

[wicca27]

i have rili in ph of 6 they dont breed much bit do some what. i see smaller ones every now and then

 

[zergling]

I had RCS breeding in pH 5.6. The pH on that tank was a bit misleading(?) though, as it was very low due to very high CO2. If I stop injecting CO2, the pH would go up to around 7.0-7.2 in 48 hours.

 

[Dany08fa]

i bought like 6 blue velvets (adults) and 2 days later i had a berried female. 2 weeks later now i have 3 berried. my ph is 6.0

 

[MABJ]

6.0 = no problemo here. Neos have healthy shells.


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[sbarbee54]

I keep PFR culls in my planted tank PH60-6.2, colony is huge and making babies like no tomorrow

 

[Mr. Leg]

I had yellows in ph of 5.8 breeding like crazy

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

All of my shrimp are living in low pH except for the opae ula.

All are breeding, the young ones growing.

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[sayurasem]

nope, my cherry died. Maybe 6.4ph is the lowest for my neos. The best ph neos and caridina to co-exist.