It enjoys slightly acidic water and seems to adapt well to higher than usual temperatures.
They will generally do better and show off their best colors in soft, neutral to slightly acidic water.
They prefer neutral or slightly acidic water at around 24-26C.
This fish is most often found in the cool, acidic waters of the north.
Breeding is difficult, as parents must be prevented from eating their own eggs, and require soft, acidic water.
This could indicate that they died in warmer temperature or acidic waters.
In the East, acidic water eats at the metal plumbing.
Its most interesting feat is the 'crater' top which contains a lake of acidic water.
The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water.
They are absent from the more acidic waters of the west.