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What is the ideal PH for Channa Marulioides?

PH reading of the Black waters of the Marulioides Trengganu Variant swamp


I came across a post discussing this topic today, or rather a group of hobbyist bragging that PH is not important when keeping Marulioides. So lets discuss on this matter shall we.

Keeping your fish alive and keeping your fish to its optimum level is 2 different thing entirely. A true fish lover will research the species they intend to keep and respect the fundamental rules that nature had designed and its intention. The responsibility of an aquarist is to inherent the rules that was set on. A task he takes seriously before even deciding to placed the fish under his care. 

Marulioides thrived on tropical swamp wetland. And tropical swamp waters are known as Blackwaters. Blackwaters are low in PH, low in dissolved oxygen, high in carbon dioxide. These are the characters of Blackwater. 

Although there isn't any international fish police that had created any laws that says marulioides cannot be kept in PH7 or even PH8. It is not a crime to keep a maru at PH8 but because there isn't any laws saying so, do you think we should even do it?  Let alone bragged about it? Keeping a fish in the wrong PH is basically stressing the fish. What the hell were you thinking?

You do not keep a Frontosa at PH5, same goes to you do not keep an Altum at PH8. Why is this so? because nature did not designed it this way. 

So to answer the question regarding the correct PH to keep your marulioides is anywhere between PH3.5 - PH6. And who set this rules, you may ask?  its Nature godamit!!!


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  1. RyanJuly 11, 2021 at 12:29 AM

    Do you recommend using rainwater when changing water as rainwater is low in pH?

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    1. MoorishJuly 12, 2021 at 10:01 PM

      If you live in rural area is ok, urban area better not

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