[Annie]

I just rescued 2 BABY tetras from my brother's place. He hadn't cleaned the tank or the water in ages. We replaced half the water w/ new treated water and put in plants and a decoration from petco. We have a ten-gallon tank and a filter. Anything else? I'm considering getting a snail or algea-eater or something....The tank isn't new, he has had the mother in the same tank for a few months, and she gave birht to 18 baby tetras, he left for the summer and left the poor fishies to fend for themselves. (awful, i know) and the next time i saw them, there were only 2 babies. They grow incerdibly slowly! Each one is still only 1/2 long!!!We don't want to buy a heater unless its completely necessary. We live in South Florida and don't use the air conditioning too much. Right now the thermometer in the tank says its about 78 degrees.