Re: [GSAS-Member] colorful fish for tiny desktop tank

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

I like the idea of neons, and I think 5 to 7 would still be fine in that small 
of tank. Or like Betty said a Betta would be nice as well....but not with the 
neons, as we tried that, and he ate them!

Trish

--- On Wed, 10/7/09, Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] colorful fish for tiny desktop tank
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 8:29 PM
> Howdy -
> I'm doing some research for my better half.  We've got
> the aquarium  
> itch again and are planning on doing an AGA style teeny
> tiny tank (2-5  
> gallons) for his desk at work.  I've pretty much
> convinced him to do  
> cherry shrimp, but he wants some sort of colorful fish to
> complete the  
> picture(I talked him down from a nano reef).  I turned
> him towards  
> killifish, but according to the internets, they're jumpers,
> and this  
> tank will likely be open top.  Another of his
> requirements is that  
> they can handle slight temperature swings, he shares his
> office with a  
> number of servers and the temperature ranges from
> 72-82º.  Neon tetras  
> sprang to mind, but we're unsure how many would work in a
> tank that  
> small, and how comfortable they'd be in such small
> numbers.  Any  
> suggestions would help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Laurel
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