it's okay, to be irked at me, brian. I am at myself, too, lol. I will add a floating plant or two and I still need to add the air line. yes, i know the cords are a mess; i am going to fix them up tomorrow. i am also going to get a sponge filter and put in there. btw, brian, do you know any LFS that sell sponge filters? I can't find any for some stupid reason. I was going to make my own, but they're cheap enough that I will just buy one. it appears that there's a good chance that they won't still have the yolksack. I am getting a 2-3" juruense cat with the aro in the same shipment. should I put it in w/ the aro or put it in another growout tank? i was going to leave it by itself, but was just wondering about that. how often should I vac and change the water?
here's mine as of right now...
) I have a 55g with a xp3 filter and an air stone. Thank is 2/3 full of water, the output of the xp3 is directed to minimize surface current. I also have an abundance of floating plants, large piece of driftwood and going barebottom. May ad some type of bottom dweller, but most likely no tankmates for awhile.
ya, it actually worked out a little better for me, too. 
