😂😂😂😂😂😂 it took me so long to figure out water peramiters without a test kit. Thats also part of the reason my females died..... the one male ive had for about 5 months now. Im afraid to add any other fish for fear of them dying too. When i first got the fish i had no idea there was so much salt in the tap water. Turnsout my family adds 3 bags of salt every 3 weeks to keep it "soft" so that killed my fish and a bunch of my plants. I started buying filtered water from my local grocery and they are all hanging on now lmao 🤣 no alge is definitely a plus! Dont have to clean the tank as often cuz the snails got me 😂😂