Alkaline water fish (high pH)
Species that prefer higher pH / more alkaline water.
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Scleropages formosus
Asian Arowana +3
Temp 22–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish +1
Temp 22–26°CpH 6.6–7.6dGH 5–20
Characodon lateralis
Temp 18–24°CpH 8dGH 5–15
Lamprichthys tanganicanus
Tanganyika Killifish +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–8dGH 6–13
Corydoras julii
Julii Cory Catfish +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Rineloricaria fallax
Whiptail Catfish +1
Temp 15–25°CpH 7.8dGH 1–25
Thoracocharax stellatus
Silver Hatchetfish +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Thorichthys meeki
Firemouth Cichlid
Temp 20–32°CpH 8.5dGH 2–15
Satanoperca leucosticta
White-Spotted Eartheater +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied Piranha +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Satanoperca acuticeps
Acuticeps earth eater +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Hydrolycus tatauaia
Red-tail Payara +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Speckled Mosquitofish +2
Temp 16–22°CpH 8dGH 5–25
Pygocentrus piraya
Piraya Piranha +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 8dGH 2–20
Notopterus notopterus
Grey Featherback +3
Temp 20–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Hyphessobrycon stegemanni
Stegemann's Tetra
Temp 20–25°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Retroculus xinguensis
Xingu Retroculus
Temp 26–28°CpH 8dGH 1–12
Labiobarbus fasciatus
Striped Barb +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7.5dGH 3–6
Channa orientalis
Asian Snakehead +1
Temp 16–24°CpH 7.5dGH 1–10
Neolamprologus furcifer
Furcifer Cichlid +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 7–8dGH 12–20
Acrossocheilus paradoxus
Taiwan Shoveljaw Saji +1
Temp 15–25°CpH 8dGH 2–12
Carinotetraodon lorteti
Red Tailed Dwarf Puffer +2
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Hypsibarbus salweenensis
Salween Barb
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.3–7.5dGH 3–8
Acanthodoras spinosissimus
Temp 22–26°CpH 7.5dGH 4–25
Cichla monoculus
Peacock Bass +1
Temp 25–28°CpH 7.5dGH 3–11
Limia vittata
Cuban Limia +2
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 6–17
Cyphotilapia gibberosa
Frontosa Cichlid
Temp 23–27°CpH 9dGH 10–25
Serrasalmus serrulatus
Serrated Piranha +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 5–15
Chitala chitala
Indian Featherback +2
Temp 20–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Sahyadria denisonii
Denison Barb +2
Temp 15–25°CpH 7.8dGH 5–25
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
Red Phantom Tetra
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Tetraodon pustulatus
Avocado Puffer +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–8dGH 6–17
Awaous guamensis
Hawaiian Stream Goby +1
Temp 18–28°CpH 6.5–8dGH 6–6
Ctenogobius claytonii
Clayton's Goby
Temp 20–28°CpH 6.5–8.5dGH 3–28
Proterorhinus semilunaris
Western Tubenose Goby
Temp 10–25°CpH 6.5–8dGH 8–17
Jenynsia unitaenia
One-lined Jenynsia +1
Temp 18–22°CpH 7–8dGH 3–17