yup will try to incease the pH by adding more coral chips. hope our fishes do get better. not sure if its sense of smell still works as well as beforemr_ifo;1072398; said:The water in my area is naturall 7.5-8.0. It fluctuates. I put some coral and some african cichlid mix sand to help buffer the ph. As far as putting chemicals to fix ph, I try not to use them too much. I try to always look for natural ways to lower or raise ph. Hopefully our bichirs can get their barbels back.From your accounts and from what I have seen, our bichirs are thriving without them.
