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Yes, it is a Chinese Algae Eater. I removed him from the tank and put him in a smaller tank by himself this morning after I fed them. One of the two Bichirs is resting at the bottom, but the other is floating about mid way up the tank. Is there anything I can do to help calm them down?

Thank you for the advice "Devilishturtles", I will look up "Drip Acclimation" for future reference. I was doing 10% water changes once a week, but I just did a complete water change a week ago today. I will go pick up that water testing kit "FishyPeanut" mentioned this afternoon. As for...

Thank you for the welcome. I'm not sure about the water parameters. I've taken the water to the store (Petsmart) to test each time. They say the water is really good and should work fine for the Bichirs. They've recommended adding salt to the tank (which I did) but can't offer much more...

The story goes like this, I bought a single Bichir eel from the local Petsmart in a 40 gallon tank with a sucker fish of similar size. He did good for about a week, and then started floating at the top of the tank. He could swim to the bottom and would still eat, but spent most of the time...