Son has a 10g for his desk, waddya suggest?

[Chrisplosion]

I like the ram cichlid idea.

 

[Richie_ELP]

A ten gallon is not enough for a GSP, they need a 30g well maintained brackish setup. Dwarf puffers however, are freshwater and will work in a 10g.

 

[Loves severums]

I like the ram cichlid idea.

+1

 

[_Jessica_]

Good also..is there a way to distinguish M/F rams?

If they are on the larger side, the female should have a pink belly. That's not always 100% though. They would love a planted tank, maybe with some driftwood .

 

[livebearerfreak]

1 ram, 8 neons 6 of the smaller type of corys.

 

[elting44]

I am going to agree with the ram folks.

try to get a pair of German Blue Rams, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi. If he can take good enough care of them to get them to spawn and produce free swimmers you can upgrade him to a 29 or 55

I also like the idea of it being planted, but that adds more work to the spectrum than a 15 year old might have the time or interest for. just my .02

 

[we4wieners]

German Blues and planted is definitely the choice. My dilemna comes in finding the proper ratio, 2 females : 1 male....And how to distinguish. Prob a few cory's as well.

 

[kevinfleming21]

platinum half beaks (2) and dwarf puffers (3)

 

[we4wieners]

platinum half beaks (2) and dwarf puffers (3)

Got a pic of a platinum halfbeak?

 

[kevinfleming21]

I have a couple, like mini gars!