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My new tank - I need fish ideas

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#1 ·
Well after I decided that i really wanted some fish and doing a bit of research I went out shopping today for the tank and supplies. firstI stopped at the local flea market looking for a tank. I found a pretty nasty looking 10g that looked like it probably had some kids goldfish it it because of the little rainbow gravel and lack of heater/filter and that it wsa being sold at the flea market. So I asked how much he wanted and he said $1 I was so happy. I willingly gave him my dollar and walked away.

Then I went to the local Petco to get the rest of the setup and ended up picking up a starter kit that had a Tetra Whisper filter, Tetra submersable heater, a pump with a bubble rock thing, 3 plants, and water conditioner. I also bought some decorations and some gravel.The thermometer that it came with appeared to suck so I am using the digital thermometer I was using for my geckos. Ive set it up and put the conditioner in. Petcoo said I can take some water there for them to test.

Now I just have to wait for the water to work itself out right? My real question is what kind of fishshould I put in there. I would prefer one two medium fish than 4-5 little guppies. I also am not very fond of "normal" looking fish, like black mollies and such. If I cantfind anything better I will probably just get a betta butI was hoping for some cool ideas. I was going to get a few dwarf puffers but they might be a little too small. and Im not sure if I can care for them properly.

Now after all the delay heres the pics: Its hard to see but there is a plant in front and behind both column things.





Ohh and when do those crappy bubbles that are covering everything in the tank go away.

Edit- I noticed it looks like the plants have brown stuff on them in the last pic, its just the bubbles on the plant+crappy pic quality.
 
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#2 ·
And as you can see Im going to need a hood w/ light because you can barely see in there.
 
#8 ·
I got a few updates-
Tank with new lighting:

First Inhabitant: (Male Crowntail Betta-Snowflake)

Second-Seventh Inhabitants: (Neon Tetras-All named Neo):

Inhabitant 8 + 9 are both ghost shrimp. One is in the tank hiding so I cant get pics of him, this is the pregnant female that is isolated in a fish bowl, wanna see if it can have babies: (shes the thing chilaxing on the plant)

Inhabitant 10 is a little baby snail the size of a small pea, he snuck in with the ghost shrimp water, his name is lucky because he hasnt been eaten yet. No pics though hes too small.
 
#12 ·
Looks great. The new lighting really made a difference! A solid colored background such as black or grey would look real nice and really make the colors on the fish pop.
 
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