Just got my Wilds from Al the Brewmaster last Saturday and they are beautiful fish
Something about them is so much more....ummm.. Discus ??? Just magnificent!! He kept them in tap water of about 7.4 and said they did just fine... from the looks of them, he's right, they did..
I had the ph about 7 to receive them figuring the bag water would be lower and it was, but I normally keep my tanks at 6.4 so I've done 2 WC's now with real soft water (tds of 100) and a ph of 6.5... they REALLY seem to like the softer more acidic water and have responded very well to it... temp at 87.4.
Had wilds many years ago and always kept the tanks at 90, hey.. they're from a very hot part of the world so the waters gotta be hot too right ??? Anyway, never a problem.. agree that they generally have fewer health problems than domestics (IME)..
PS... Al threw in an extra RSG as a Christmas present
Jim