I was wondering if 2 - 4 cherry barbs would be okay in a 2.5 gallon tank, or a small tetra species.

<_< I have been thinking of getting rid my 2.5 gallon tank, but I might decide to keep some small tropicals in it (if I keep it). (I posted a similar question in another part of the forum, but people stopped responding to it)

Cherry barbs are one of my favorites, because of their bright dark red, almost purplish, color. Neon Tetras come in next, and I would say you could go woith a few tetras maybe. There is a filter of some kind in it, right? Neon tetras are smaller than barbs, and they like to school. So a single fish wouldn't be happy in it, you could try maybe 3-5 or so.

Of course my tank has a filter I would never go without one in any tank, because it would be way to hard to maintain good water conditions with out one. I know that they will also need a heater in the tank.

Are neons as fragile as most people say they are? I would like to keep neons, but I don't know if I can handle taking care of delicate fish. I haven't had any tropicals other than platys and bettas, but I don't want a betta, and whenever I had platys the females always seemed to get sick, because they never completely released all of their fry. :crp

I have had my 6 neons for about 5 months now, and never had a problem with them. They are in with tetras, cherry barbs, a sword fish, guppies, a sailfin molly, a little dwarf puffer and 3 cory doras.....

As long as you add neons to a cycled tank, they are not very hard to take care of. They are a little more sensitive to changes in water conditions than many other tropicals so it is important to test and change the water regularly and keep the pH consistant.
I've also had a school of neons in my tropical tank for over 6 months and they are thriving. Good luck choosing some new fish!