Fish - May 2007

I decided to buy a betta end of this summer and so some friends of mine bought a 39 litres tank for me. However i am not sure about the size (or style: black front sealing restricts the view a bit) as i would like to buy one or two fish to keep the betta company (yes, i am aware of the limited options as the betta is territorial).
As i have never kept any fish (my flatmate has though) before i am slightly reluctant to go for a tank smaller than 50litres and at the moment think of purchasing a 100 litres tank (clearseal b shape).
however is it actually worth it?
I mean, the only "pretty to look at" fish i could keep would be the betta and the 100 litres seems a bit of a waste.
On the other hand i think the 39litres would be a bit small to inlcude 1 or 2 smaller fish or some african dwarf frogs or armano shrimps.
It would be a great help if someone who has tried both options could advise me, or suggest an option i havent considered yet.
(has to be betta, i really want one)
Thanks
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I house:
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I would like to add more fish in the tank would it be okay if I add 2 more cherry barbs? got any ideas? plug them in.

Thank you very much for reading and answering.

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ok..i had this freshwater tank
the first tank i had was 5 gallons and i had tropical fish in the tank
i wanted a bigger tank so i got a 15 gallon tank and cycled it for about 3 days and i took some water from the 5 gallon tank to the 15 gallon tank..and on thr 4th day i put the tropical fish.then by accident i put a new decor in the tank that i washed with soap and the soap got into the tank..so i saved only very little water from the tank and did a 95% water change and cleaned the tank

now the tank is very bad..the tank water does not look clear
and my pleco seems very sick..i dont kno what to do
i think my fish are very unhapy i only have 6 fish in the tank
and my sharks in my tank dont seem very active..there always on the bottom of the tank..please help me i dont kno what to do. the water level in the tank droped 1 inch..and there is always fish waste and food in the gravel..what should i do PLZ HELP ME

answers appreciated very much

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