Nobody likes a sore loser

And I don't think I am one. I didn't win that 75 gallon tank, but I did win a $25 gift card in the Aquarium Store's raffle. Anddd, since everything in the store was 20% off, I bought a bamboo shrimp. He's super shy, and he hasn't really moved much since I put him in the 20 long. While I was scrubbing some junk off the leaves of the big Amazon sword, I noticed there wasn't much of a current coming from the filters, so I opened them and they were really clogged up. I flipped the sponges around and the filters are working again, but I'll need to buy some new media soon.

I cleaned the 55 gallon today. I scrubbed algae off the walls, vacuumed the gravel (that was nastyyy), and changed out 10 gallons. I also moved around everything and added a bigger cave, along with about 5 pounds of gravel. I took out the pine log; it had been in the tank since I set it up, and it still wouldn't sink. With the new cave, the tank seems less plain, so I don't feel like I need anything else to make it complete. A tiger barb disappeared a few days ago though, so I think I'm getting a replacement sometime next week. Anyway, the bichir seems to really like his new cave, and the cory catfish have taken up residence in his old one.

Ohhh, and I finally got a clear picture of all the tiger barbs swimming as a school.  :D