[NorthJerzyG]

Actually, this is the first fish tank I've ever had. Never checked the ph but the tank is in a cool basement with ambient temps between 60*-65*. Id imagine the water temp is somewhere in that ballpark.

When I first got them, I brought them home in a bucket of river water (mid summer temps). I cleaned and filled the tank with "cool to the touch" tap water. I then used a 3 stage water conditioning kit to remove chlorine and add useful microbes and bacteria. Gave it an hour and tossed em in. So far so good.

I figure, if they can live in passaic river "water", they wouldn't be very sensitive to treated tap water.