ok guys, so she now has a 15 gal tall tank, well planted with 5 tiger barbs, 3 black neon tetras and a harlequin rasbora. i'm gonna get her a small shoal of corys and a couple dwarf neon rainbows, and call it done. she loves it, it is really busy. i had to get more tiger barbs, the 3 she had were beating the crap out of each other, they have settled down since i put in more. i would have fixed the 29 tall for her but i do not have the means to cut the glass. thanks for all the advice guys, she is a really happy girl now, she stares at her new tank for hours on end, i don't think i could have gotten her anything else that would have made her happier