Thanks for the welcome.

To my surprise I found a LFS that does buy back fish at half price so off they went.

Also, instead of the snails, I think I'm going for a couple Oto's instead and I've studied the differences between them and the CAE.

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20 gallon long est. Oct 2009
Flora: 10% Duckweed, Amazon Swords, Java Ferns, Java Moss, Anacharis & Anubias.
Fauna: 18 Cardinals, 8 Pygmy Corys, 6 male Endlers, 3 Otos, & 3 Ghost Shrimp
Filter: AquaClear 50 with foam, fiber, & 2 biomax bags