That's not too far off our local tapwater's hardness here in Canberra (ducks
the inevitable chemistry lesson hurled at him! ;) ).
>I'm looking into 1) I. werneri, 2) M. praecox, 3) peacock gudgeons (name?),
>and 4) P. furcatus. Is my hardness suitable?
The Peacock Gudgeon is Tateurndina occelicauda, and you should know that the
werneri and the furcatus can be hard to keep alive.... Opinions vary wildly
as to the suitable hardness for keeping all native fishes...
>(BTW, I'm experienced keeping aquatic plants and using DIY CO2 setups. And
>I will not be mixing the rainbowfish in one tank. I would like to keep the
>gudgeons with one of the rainbowfishes ...)
They should be fine with the praecox, I guess... The furcatus and werneri
are a li'l more delicate and IMO should be kep in species tanks (not that I
keep either, mind, I always kill the werneri I get, and I've never risked
any of Australia's dwindling stocks of furcatus to my tender mercies ;) )
Regards, Andrew Boyd
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