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Sigh...

Ok so I recently started restocking the 55 gallon and now everyone comes up with Ideas for it.... my son wants a shark so I get a rainbow... Then the other day my wife buys him a bubbly treasure chest and some floaty glass turtle thing... sigh...

I was trying to do something calming! with a nice group of fish and live plants and some nice rocks and driftwood but nooooo.... now my son wants a spongebob sign... thats where I draw the line.

Now my wife is getting in on it too she wants an angel fish and some guppies both of which are fine but... I want my own tank...

Ok whine fest over.

I would like to get my own tank now though Maybe a 10 or 15 gallon little tank for the desk in my bedroom with some live plants and maybe a small shoal of something or a few cherry barbs or something of the like.

Well one can dream

Sit back and just wait sounds like your wife is listening to a sales pitch at the LFS. It wont be long before trouble begins and then you can start to rebuild that tank.

In the mean time buy a smallish tank for your desk just keep it simple yet very natural looking. It will not be long before your wife starts seeing the difference.

Keith

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I agree, make them clean the tank once or twice and they will probably lose interest....then its all yours again

Come to think of it I do have a small 2.5-3 gallon tank downstairs that is not in use atm!. I could probably put a few plants and and a pair of cherry barbs or a betta in there with some shrimps!

Now where did I put that. Think. Think. Think.

It doesn't have a heater though it will be in the bedroom so room temp should be fine, seeing as I keep the heat set at 72 or above in the winter.

Don