| pH | Hardness | Temperature | Salt | Aquascaping | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Fishes (South American and West African cichlids; bettas and gouramis; tetras, barbs, danios, rasboras; etc.) |
6.0 to 7.0 | soft to moderate | 76° to 82°F | no salt needed | plants; driftwood; inert rocks (quartz, slate, granite, onyx, etc.), gravel, and sand | |||
| African Rift Lake Fishes (cichlids and other fishes from the rift Lakes) |
7.5 to 8.5 | hard to very hard | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell |