The kids (angels that they are) wanted a pet, hey new sofa cost a few a grand so cats and dogs outta bounds for a couple of years. Fish... how hard can they be to look after? Stick 'em in, feed 'em. You know....then Poooo....ahhhhh: I've got a ladel and a bucket. That'll do.
2006-10-02 11:42:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Gravel vacuums are fairly inexpensive at places like wal mart. They can be well worth the expense as you will learn that the puddles from bailing with buckets are not worth saving a few bucks. Change about 25% of the water once a week with aged tap water. Don't worry about any missed poop. Tanks develop beneficial bacteria that digest the fish poop (ammonia) and turn it into nitrites. Other bacteria turn the nitrites into less harmful nitrates. The water changes keep the nitrates from reaching toxic levels. If there is large amounts of poop visible in your tank, you are definitely feeding too much. Fish should never be full, find out how much they can eat in a minute and only feed about half of that every day.
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2006-10-02 15:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't recommend a guinea pig or a hamster, or any kind of rodent like pet for her age, as they will bite. A child her age wants a pet that she can handle a lot, and pets like that tend to get irritated and bite. They have very sharp teeth, and draw a lot of blood. Also, if she lets it get loose, or it jumps out of her arms, then it will be free in your house and they are hard to catch. It will chew up your furniture, electrical cords, or hide somewhere and you find it weeks later by the smell. I know that this is all terrible news and sounds gross and horrific, but I have a 5 y/o and a 3 y/o I can tell you from experience all the things that will happen from pets like these. The best pet for a child her age is a dog. I know you said you don't want a dog, but that is the only pet that will be able to tolerate the amount of abuse a small child imposes on a pet. Even cats will scratch and bite, to get away from a child's grasp. But a dog, endless love and companionship. Plus, they live to be 15 years old! Check out your local animal shelter and try to find a collie breed, they notably are the best with children. If you do find a cute collie breed dog at the shelter, read the little card on the cage door, it usually tells how the dog ended up there, whether or not it is house trained, and any issues it may or may not have.
2016-03-27 02:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fish dumps settle to the bottom. Once every couple of days or so, you can "vacuum" up the dumpings using a siphon. I used a plastic thing attached to plastic tubing, which I emptied into a bucket. I would run it around in the gravel at the bottom and it would suck up water and dumps, which emptied into the bucket. I would then dump the bucket outside and fill it with fresh water to replace what I vacuumed out of the tank. That's all there is to it. This accomplished two things: it cleaned out the dumps and replaced some of the water with fresh, for a sparkling, clear tank.
2006-10-02 11:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about cleaning the tank. If you remove the water and refill it with new water then your fish might die. We have had that problem. The poop just goes to the bottem and you don't notice it any more. Not until you clean it out when they die or if you have a pond that you can put the fish in the summer. But i suggest leaving the water the way it is. It is now their habitat and thats the way that they live.
2006-10-02 17:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Short Stuff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the pet store and get a gravel vacuum. They only cost a few bucks, oh, and you will need that bucket. Read the instructions and you are set to go. Seriously, it is the fastest, safest, easiest, and just between you and me, the most fun way to clean the tank.
2006-10-02 12:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish are eesy to maintain start with goldfish get a filter this keeps the water cleaner for longer no need for a bucket feed them sparingly but two times a day
2006-10-02 11:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didnt you get an answer to your earlier question? Fish poo in water sounds like a tricky thing to tackle. Arent there filters or something? I really have no idea, but good luck!
2006-10-02 11:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by Simon K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy an aquarium battery operated suction cleaner u know,theyre good i had one beats swirling a ladel about n making pooh soup.which can also kill your fish u know because of the chemicals in the pooh.go buy one soon
2006-10-02 11:48:47 · answer #8 · answered by nendlin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish lovely. I could watch them all day swimming round their tank. Very relaxing, plus you don't have to take it for a walk when it's chucking it down outside.
2006-10-02 11:51:05 · answer #9 · answered by tiggy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type of fish do you have? Just clean the tank. Put in a filter as well. It should be just fine.
2006-10-02 11:44:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋