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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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I have 7 of the glo fish and absolutely love them they give a great splash of color to a tank.... Can't wait to see pics of the new fishies you got, I bet they look awesome.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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A planted tank(there are many beautiful artificial plants also) with all male Endlers would be gorgeous. They are tiny (so could have more), very bright and active.
Male Cherry Barbs maybe? American Flag fish (Jordanella floridae) I went here and just looked through the different catagories. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a...lies.cfm?c=830
It was a lot of fun
Carol

Last edited by Butterfly; February 2nd, 2009 at 04:35 PM.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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Some good freshwater fish that are colorful are cichlids . they are amaing....... i prefer parrot fish but they cost about $15 but they all have different personalitys and respond to different people differently. BTW i know you already got fish, just thought i would throw those in there.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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i second that! although most people would probably prefer more than one or two fish in a 10 gallon, bettas are so colorful and active and they LOVE their owners (until they beg for food and you dont give in ) i think a bettas are great pets and she would be really happy with one . being a college student myself.....i started with one betta, and loved him so much that i ended up with five and four more on the way!
I LOVE bettas as well and they are VERY colorful!!!!! They love their owners and are great pets, i bet she would love them so much that she would want more.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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I have recently added a school of hengli (aka glolight) rasboras to my tank and they look fantastic. they are a bit brighter than the harlequin variety- they have a see throughish/silverish body with a black and bright orange stripe (looks like an inverted "nike swoosh". Since joining my tank the bright orange stripey swoosh has really come out. They are a bit like a cardinal tetra( different colour) but a lot hardier. Anyway I can recommend them- and in a school of 8+ they look quite stunning.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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a 10 gal would be pushing it a bit with 8 ..but I think she already stocked the tank ..but im curious as to what glolight rasboras look like...
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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I have to comment on this one, there are a ton of very colorful FW fish. The cichilds of all types for one!

W/ the 10g tank, you can go w/ shell dwelling cichilds, a couple of the dwarf congo species.

Last edited by Angela_96; February 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 PM.
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Old February 2nd, 2009  
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glolight rasboras or hengli rasboras look great- you can use google images to see some pix, but pictures don't do them justice -you have to see them in person to really appreciate them. They are quite small-i think a bit smaller than the harlequin variety and in a school they are a treat. I have only ever seen them at our local specialist aquarium- not at the local pet store. They are quite inexpensive. Ps I forgot the post referred to a 10 gall tank. Maybe a smaller school would still work.
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