Im thinking about getting a fish what are the best fishes for pets?

Question

I have only heard of beta and gold fishes? What is the best pets and what are they like?(Links would be great) What are some good cheap fish bowls (small like for only 1 fish)

Answer 1

no fish are suitable for a bowl, unless it's a biorb and you get the heater for it.

the only fish that would be suited for a bowl size wise would be a betta, but they need temps around 75-85F, while in a average house room temp is round 65F. they are used to LARGE territories, not deep but very wide, so bowls are tiny for them.

keeping a betta in a bowl is like keeping you in a closet kept at 45F with no bathroom so you have to go on the floor. even if someone cleans the closet out the recommended 3 times a week to keep waste at a minimal you're still not going to be very happy. you'll be cold, cramped and standing in your own filth for days.

even fish need to be taken care of properly. so if you insist on a bowl get the smallest biorb (4gallon) and get the heater it comes with. bettas need filtration just like any other fish and have temp requirements just like any other fish. you would put any other tropical fish in cold water, so why are bettas any different? because places like walmart and pet stores who care about making money not the animals spread these stories about how bettas normally live in moist footprints and puddles. ride paddies are HUGE, calling them a puddle is quite a stretch.

Answer 2

There are lots of kinds of fish, so what is "best" to one person may not be the best for the next. Each fish has it's own needs that you will have to be able to meet. These include, but are not limited to: tank size, pH, hardness, temperature, food, and tankmates.

Rather than have US tell YOU what is best for you, why don't you look into some of these sites and decide what fish best fits what you like and what you will be able to provide for it? The fist site has info on different kinds of fish and starting an aquarium. The second has lots of fish and how to care for them.

http://www.fishlore.com/
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm

I agree that if you bought a small eclipse or explorer tank (these come with a light and filter) in a 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon size, your fish will be happier with the added room, and water quality. It would also expand the number of fish you can consider, beacuse few fish can survive in just a bowl. The explorer tanks also come in a variety of bright colors, so can color-coordinate with your fish, gravel, plants, etc.

Answer 3

Gold Fish are great for the first time pet owner. There friendly and nice to look at. Although i must say they can make alot of noise. If you put them in your room in the night they like to make bubble at the top of the water blowing bubbles. This nose may sound pleasant to other people but really annoyed me. Also gold fish can be real messy and dirty the tank real quick. Angel fish are also great. They dont make much noise and they dont dirty the tank so quickly. They also seem to live longer and dont have a 5 second memory as the gold fish do. So i would go ahead a get two angel fish.

Answer 4

you can get really cheap platic bowls at petsmart...but they are cheap and probably suck! i would suggest if you want a bowl go with a BiOrbe or a BiUbe. BiOrbes come in 4 gallon, 8 gallon and 16 gallon and start at $59.99. the biUbe comes in 9 gallons and costs $119.99. The great thing about these, although a lil expensive, is taht they have awesome built filtration and light and everything!


some good fish are...
*tetras(glolite, neon, black neon, lemon ect) they are small schooling fish that are pretty interesting and pretty easy and small!
*dwarf puffers(you could only get one) a litt;le harder than tetras, very aggresive, but extremely interesting, they are carnivores so you have to feed them freeze dried or frozen food on top of a quality flake or pellet!


bettas and goldfish are great but goldfish are not good beginner fish. They can get really big, they will grow to the tank but only to a certain point, if they dont have enough room to grow there organs might keep growing and rupture and teh fish will die...bettas are very agressive especially to other bettas(except females which are still pretty agressive), they also would benefit from a meatier diet of frozen and freeze dired foods!




have fun!

Answer 5

if you have never had fish before start out small, beta are not aggressive toward other fish they are only aggressive toward another beta. if you do not want to get to elaborate then stick with a beta they are very easy to keep. goldfish are dirty they give off ammonia however they too are easily maintained. I have a 30 gallon tank which is a community tank ( guppies, mollies, gourami, etc ) there is also a beta in there that i have had for about 2yrs. i also have a 100 gallon and going to get a 55 gallon. fish are easy as long as you keep the water clean which a good filter is the key. Wal-mart is your best bet for the fishbowl about $ 5.00 - $10.00. good luck

Answer 6

gold fish tend to be dirty fish and need to be cleaned frequently if you dont have a good filter. they are a great starter fish though.

at wal mart you can get a cute 2 - 5 gallon tank with a light and air pump for about $20. you will need to get some type of sponge filter to go with it. i have an interesting set up with a crowtail beta and a chineese sucker fish with 5 gost shrimp in a 2 gallon. they go together well and the sucker and shrimp clean for the beta.


if you want to go a little bigger you can usualy get a ten gallon for about 40 or so. if you want any tropical fish you want a heater. make sure you get a good filter as well. for a tank of that size i recomend tetras. the black widows (or black skirted ) tetras are a hardy fish and easy to take care of.

chinese suckers are good cleaning fish and have more color that the standard pleco. (not to mention they dont get as big)

if you want some realy active fast fish danios are entertaning. zebra danios are smaller and quite fase. giant danios get about 3-4 inches are quick and very entertaning at feeding time. they are also fairly hardy fish.


one last tip try craigslist.com i have found several tanks on there just make sure to ask if they hold water and that they have not been used to hold a reptile as the heat and dryness will ruin the silocone.


good luck

Answer 7

i would recommend about getting a tank 2 foot tank (2foot=60cm) i think these are a good started size tank this is what i started off with. i still use this tank as a community. but i do have a bigger tank now. but for the smaller tank u could get about 10 small neon tetras and 1 or 2 clown loaches and maybe 1or 2 bristle nose catfish. also 2 or 3 dwarf gouramis. and have plenty of small plants in the tank and have some rocks and drift wood. If you do want to get a bigger tank i think a 4 foot 1 is a good size (4foot = 120cm) with this tank just go to google and research mbuna community tanks and that will give u some ideas. good luck!!!!!!

Answer 8

Well goldfish r nice. And beta fish are beautiful but they can be very aggresive. So if you wanna buy a beta fish, buy a seperate bowl.

Answer 9

Cichlids are great for new fish owners because they're colorful, durable and don't get sick easily. Ask your local pet store though because you can't mix some species. Fish tanks are great to have but you have to know how to maintain them.

Answer 10

I love guppies they can be in a tank with all sorts of diffrent kinds of fish and they come in like 50 diffrent desighns and colours. If you keep car of guppy's mine lived for 9 mounths