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Sup, B+K 8) Thank you Ben. If I do soften the water, how do I assure that the ph stays stable? I am guessing that if I use change water with the same ph, I 'only' need to avoid wastes acidifying the water? Am I close? Also, Are Chocolate Gourami touchy about total disolved solids and gh as well? Or just kh. I am really taken with these little fish! They are in warm water with plants. If can manage to keep these for 6 weeks or so, in this small tank ( 38Litre-ish) I will set up a larger one for them. Thanks again for th help. ~ Z

sup, B+K 8) Thank you Ben. If I do soften the water, how do I assure that the ph stays stable? I am guessing that if I use change water with the same ph, I 'only' need to avoid wastes acidifying the water? Am I close? Also, Are Chocolate Gourami touchy about total disolved solids and gh as well? Or just kh. I am really taken with these little fish! They are in warm water with plants. If can manage to keep these for 6 weeks or so, in this small tank ( 38Litre-ish) I will set up a larger one for them. Thanks again for th help. ~ Z

Hello, I am new here as well as being new to chocolate gouramis. I Recently acquired three which I would very much like to keep alive. (I'd like them to thrive of course, but first things first) I understand that they are often kept with peat filtration. I have never fiddled with my ph or hardness and am rather leary of doing so. Can anyone here explain How peat filterring is managed? How do you determine the amount? How often is it refreshed? that sort of thing. If you keep Chocolate gouramis, do you use peat? or 'soften' the water in anyway? Doesn't soft water = lower kh = less stable ph? I have only the most general elementary understanding of these things. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. and Lovely forum you have here