10 gallon tank

I'm thinking about getting my niece a 10 gallon fish tank for Christmas. She's nine years old, and is interested in marine biology. The tank will be freshwater, and I'm looking for a good set of fish that she could have. I'm looking for beauty and peacefulness. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Neon tetras are nice fish. They stay really small, are peaceful & very colorful. They look great when they school. I would say get 3-4 of them with another small fish.

 

Thanks for your input. I'm looking around on LiveAquaria right now.. Do you think a small rainbow shark would be too aggressive?

 

neons should be in groups of at least 6 ..

avoid any type of shark especially a rainbow in a 10 gal.

Celestial pearl danios would go well with the tetras as a compliment/offset in colour

would suggest an ancistrus pleco as well stays smaller for the tank size also called bristle nose, bushy nose etc..

 

try glofish; they're just zebra danios with red, green, and orange pigments; just make sure their legal in ur state lol. Sounds weird but they are illegal in some places

 

Ok, six neons then. I knew they were supposed to be kept in groups, but I've never heard of a specific number...6 would not be a problem in a 10g.

Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Neon Tetra Jumbo

Zebra Danios are another good option.

 

Endlers are a good choice. Stay small, colorful, Entertaining to watch and you can have a lot of them in a small tank.

 

get a few corys for sure. not green ones though, they get bigger than the others.

 

check out glofish... really glowing under blue light... comes in red, orange and green color and really easy to keep..

 

Thanks for the help, guys.