Alkaline water fish (high pH)
Species that prefer higher pH / more alkaline water.
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Xiphophorus variatus
Variatus Platy +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 8.2dGH 14–30
Macropodus spechti
Black Paradise Fish +1
Temp 20–30°CpH 8dGH 5–20
Acanthicus hystrix
Temp 23–30°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Variabilichromis moorii
Moorii +1
Temp 23–27°CpH 9dGH 8–25
Synodontis albolineata
White-lined Synodontis
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 5–15
Aulonocara maylandia
Maylandia Cichlid +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 11–22
Synodontis njassae
Lake Malawi squeaker +1
Temp 23–28°CpH 8.5dGH 20–30
Serrasalmus sanchezi
Sanchez's Piranha +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 5–15
Hydrocynus goliath
Goliath Tigerfish +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 10–25
Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
Sahyadriya Chalakkudiensis +2
Temp 15–25°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Retroculus acherontos
Driftwood Earth Eater
Temp 24–28°CpH 5.5–7.5dGH 6–8
Synodontis decorus
Clown Synodontis +2
Temp 22–27°CpH 8dGH 3–25
Macropodus ocellatus
Paradise Fish +2
Temp 10–22°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Channa marulioides
Emperor Snakehead +2
Temp 22–30°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Satanoperca rhynchitis
Banded Eartheater
Temp 22–28°CpH 75dGH 2–12
Polypterus retropinnis
Retropinnis Bichir +1
Temp 25–28°CpH 8dGH 5–25
Girardinus falcatus
Goldbelly Topminnow +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 8–17
Neolamprologus longior
Longtail Lamprologus +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 7–8dGH 6–14
Padogobius bonelli
Paduan Goby +1
Temp 16–24°CpH 7–8.5dGH 11–20
Labidochromis hongi
Hongi Cichlid +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 7–8dGH 8–14
Neogobius melanostomus
Round Goby
Temp 10–28°CpH 6.5–8.5dGH 17–56
Otocinclus cocama
Zebra Otocinclus +1
Temp 21–25°CpH 7.5dGH 2–10
Nomorhamphus brembachi
Celebes Halfbeak +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 3–8
Benthophilus stellatus
Tadpole Goby +1
Temp 8–20°CpH 7–8dGH 28–39
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Lemon Tetra
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Awaous flavus
Yellow Goby +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 4–8
Mystacoleucus atridorsalis
Blackfin Shark Minnow +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7.5dGH 3–14
Scleropages formosus
Asian Arowana +3
Temp 22–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Leuciscus leuciscus
Dace +1
Temp 4–20°CpH 6–8dGH 3–11
Maylandia zebra
Zebra Mbuna +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 8.6dGH 10–25
Lamprichthys tanganicanus
Tanganyika Killifish +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–8dGH 6–13
Trichopsis vittata
Croaking Gourami +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–15
Protopterus dolloi
Spotted Lungfish +1
Temp 24–30°CpH 7.5dGH 2–15
Coregonus albula
Vendace +2
Temp 4–20°CpH 6–8.5dGH 6–22
Lepidosiren paradoxa
South American Lungfish +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8dGH 2–20
Labeo calbasu
Black Rohu +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 2–8