bichir experts i need some advice.

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Ok here is th deal. I have never owned one before but have always wanted to. So I ordered two of them an ornate and a. Wc delhezi I believe. Now I'm not sure I deleted the email. But I read they come from soft water, but they addapt well to dif types of water. Well my water has a very high ph.

What is the best way to acclimate them. I can't really lower the ph in my main tank. But I have a smaller tank but it has gravel in it and has a small oscar and arowanna that I could move and use bottled water to bring the ph down. Or should I just go straight to my hard water.

Part two. Should I do a drip or float the bag while slowly adding tank water? Or just put them right into the tank when they arrive.

oh yea I forgot both bichirs are supposed to be around 7-8" and my main tank is a standard 125 and the smaller tank is a 28 gallon bowfront.

Sorry for the long post but I want to make sure I do right by the fish. Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
Ok here is th deal. I have never owned one before but have always wanted to. So I ordered two of them an ornate and a. Wc delhezi I believe. Now I'm not sure I deleted the email. But I read they come from soft water, but they addapt well to dif types of water. Well my water has a very high ph.

What is the best way to acclimate them. I can't really lower the ph in my main tank. But I have a smaller tank but it has gravel in it and has a small oscar and arowanna that I could move and use bottled water to bring the ph down. Or should I just go straight to my hard water.

Part two. Should I do a drip or float the bag while slowly adding tank water? Or just put them right into the tank when they arrive.

oh yea I forgot both bichirs are supposed to be around 7-8" and my main tank is a standard 125 and the smaller tank is a 28 gallon bowfront.

Sorry for the long post but I want to make sure I do right by the fish. Thanks in advance for any advice.

I wud say drip them slowly so they can adapt to the water in the tank, 1 more thing if the del is W/C watch out for anchor worms, as W/C polys normally have them if ur supplier has not treated them for it already.

Hope this helps.
 
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