Daughters 5 gal build

[Karay]

I'm going to be setting up a 5 gal for my 4 year daughter. Specs I do know are the light is a basically DIY lead puck lighting that replaced the incandescent bulb that runs 4100k. I do want it planted. Need ideas for that. On top of that she has chosen pink gravel of course but I think that may look sharp against the green plants. So I need ideas for fish and types of plants. I did think of a Betta but open to ideas.

 

[Karay]

Lol. That's supposed to read LED puck light

 

[Karay]

I was thinking 5-6 neon tetra and some type of shrimp.

 

[Russelmartin55]

Neons are active fish and need a bigger tank. I would put a betta in there with a
Snail. You could also do endlers scarlet badis, and so on

 

[Karay]

I didn't think of swimming space for the neons. Thanks. I do like the idea of a betta. Would shrimp work with it though?

 

[Russelmartin55]

Depends on the Bettas personality. Sometimes you can, but other times the betta eats them. Start out with the cheap .50 cent ghost shrimp and
See if he eats them.

 

[Karay]

Right. Thanks

 

[Wolfsblood]

Yea you just have to try it out. I have one that will eat anything in his tank and another that could care less about his tankmates.