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Getting my kids an aquarium2007-11-24 23:32:28

I have two young daughters and we're considering getting them an aquarium. What fish would you pet people recommend? We want something colorful, easy to care for, that can live in about a 25 gallon tank and aren't too expensive to replace if something happens.

Answers:

First Read this info on cycling an aquarium-

http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin.html.

Second- Do not listen to the people who recomended goldfish, certainly not the twit named phoebe, goldfish are not disposable. They are living creatures who depend on us to provide them with the care they need to thrive.

Goldfish get too big for a 25 gallon, here are sites on goldfish.

http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/home.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?.

http://www.goldfishparadise.com/care/car.

The tank will need a heater, 5 watts per gallon. So a 12 inch 150 watt heater should do.

If i were setting up a 25 gallon tank, i would go with 10 neon tetras, 1 male platy, 3 female platys, and 1 male betta. It is better to understock an aquarium. Always add fish slowly, like 2 every couple of weeks. Patience is the key to being successful in this hobby.

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fancy goldfish. They are easy to care for and come in a variety of colors. They are really pretty and are very hardy.

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gold fish are a good way to go but its a little common so u can go with a guppie witch are cheap and they cant live with beta fish or gold fish beta fish are nice but they kill every other fish those are some cheap fish

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Platies are great. they r very cheap, they can live in a variety of water, and r very colorful

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I have a 48 gallon tank and I will tell you it is a pain in the a** cleaning it is just a huge project. But if you really want one I would recommend getting some mollys they have various colors (black, white, silver I think that is all the colors.) anyway they are pretty hardy I also have some bottom feeders but they are ugly. Don't forget you can't mix tropical fish with goldfish. the goldfish waste is toxic to tropical fish so you have to decide between getting a bunch of different tropical fish or stick with the boring goldfish. Oh ya don't get an angel fish they usually don't last long they are whimps. Be prepared to have baby fish too. Every single time I brought home a new fish it would have babies a few days later. You have to get a separate net for the babies or the fish will eat them. That is all I can think of for now hope that helps

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hi i'm 14 and when i was about 7 my mommy bought me a fish tank and it had 5 fin-tailed guppies there tail is like a fan all ranbowed fans there very intresting when ever they r scared by bigger fish they form together end make a big clan well good luck finding the right fish for you daughters.

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My kids had goldfish when they were young. Make sure the tank is up high so they can't just get into it at any time and help them feed the fish (little kids love to feed the fish). Make sure you put the fish food away so they can't feed when they feel like it and you don't know.

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There's quite a few hardy species for an aquarium. First off, though; if you're going to get goldfish; get comets only. The others are often prone to health issues, and are not as hardy as just the comets. I personally, don't like goldifsh because they are one of the most messy fish there are, they eat and poo, eat and poo; and make it so you have to change to water more; but they are bright, and there are varieties of comets that have slightly longer tails.