And on to the 10

Of course, with the horrible luck I was having in the 5 gallon, I was super excited to find this 10 gallon tank. We used to have a bunch of lizards and snakes, so I kind of figured we might have a few tanks downstairs. I took the tank up and filled it to see if it would hold water. We went out and bought a small Aqua Culture heater from Wal-Mart, an Aqueon Versa-Top glass lid, and an Aqueon QuietFlow10 power filter. I got everything set up and let it all run for a week before moving the fish over.

After a few days, I had only two neon tetras and two glowlight tetras. I went to Wal-Mart after another week and bought a male crowntail betta, Gary. He loved all the room of the five gallon, so I kept him in there for about three weeks. Then I moved him into the 10 to see how he would react to the tetras. They all were fine together, so over the course of a few weeks, I added an albino bristlenose plecostomus. What I knew at the time was that the tank was overstocked, so I started looking online (oh, how I love Craig's List) for a bigger tank. After sitting for someone's dog, I had about $50 saved up and found a 20 gallon tall with and Aqueon QuietFlow30 filter, 100-watt heater, full hood, and fluorescent light, all for only $35, so of course I jumped on it.