Since every chain pet store only has disgustingly skinny algae eaters, I decided I would go to Craig'sList once again. I found an ad for two koi-patterned angelfish and a female bristlenose pleco, all for $10 each (definitely worth ittt). So I sent the lady an e-mail and met her downtown yesterday. Apparently she got the fish from an auction online and they're starting to eat the plants in her 75 gallon CO2-injected planted tank; she asked me what size tank they were going in and looked very relieved when I said 55 gallons. When she handed me the bag of fish, I saw that the pleco was really fat, and I was glad I didn't go back to the pet store for one. The angels are actually a lot bigger than I had expected, and they look amazing in the 55.
So today, I decided to do a 50% water change in the 20 long; the yellow water is getting to be really annoying. I took out all the plants and moved everything around to look for the missing tetra. Once I had everything out of the tank, one of the tetras swam past the bamboo shrimp and he reached out and tried to grab the tetra; I'm pretty sure that's where the other tetra went. Oh well. I scrubbed algae off the walls and picked all the dead leaves off the plants before putting them back in the tank. I got everything arranged and switched the sponge in one of the filters before I filled the water back up.
