My daughter wants a fish and she says she will take care of it and everything and she wants the fish to look like a Betta
2007-01-22 09:19:38 · 20 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well get a betta, but don't put two of them together! Or get her a goldfish. If not then go to a pet store and ask for help.
2007-01-22 09:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Nana 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If she wants a fish that looks like a betta then get a betta, but only if you can first buy what it needs to thrive, not just survive and if you really believe that she will take care of it. Please read this site and make sure your daughter reads it so she knows what needs to be done in order to care for the fish, http://www.firsttankguide.net/betta.php
2007-01-23 03:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, why not get her a betta? They aren't any harder than any other fish to care for.
But in order for any fish to survive for any length of time you need to provide it with the proper environment like a tank with filtration. This includes performing maintenance on the tank and scrubbing algea. Sounds like a lot of work for an 8 year old.
2007-01-22 09:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by LeeD 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has had a Betta since she was 7 years old and she is 11 now. She feeds it once or twice a week, and cleans the tank only when the water gets milky. Betta's require no water filtration or air pumps of any kind. Simply put them in their tank. Do not put two together or they will die. They fight to the death. The only rule that my daughter says you need to follow is make sure you let the fresh water in the tank sit over night before putting the fish back in.
2007-01-22 12:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Will 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a betta is a great fish for a start. if you keep your house in the 70s it will do fine. this can be compensated slightly by a small tank with a lightbulb. I keep mine in a 2 1/2 gallon minibow with no filter. the filter doesn't do much for a betta. i just saw one on clearance at petco for 20.00 for growing tadpoles in. you can get them in colors at walmart for about 25.00
you feed it 6 pellets a day in 2 or three meals and treat it to chopped up green peas to keep it regular once a week. i give mine frozen bloodworms if they get stressed and wont eat -- which they do frequently.
goldfish grow up too fast to keep in a small space and they require twice as much cleaning.
the fish is going to be the cheapest part of the whole set up -- get ready to dump a decent amount into a small set up. and be ready to do lots of fish nursing to get it back in shape from pet store damage. most of mine come from one store where they get great bettas but do a really bad job taking care of them so they all have to have parasite or antibiotic treatments shortly after they get here.
please note male bettas don't get along with just about anything. they will tolerate some other fish -- but what they tolerate won't live in a small space for long. you can put females together with decent success in a small tank with LOTS of plants and places to hang out. they are bred in really nice colors -- they just don't have the tails.
2007-01-22 09:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a betta is good to start easy to take care of.
we have had a couple, but they developed a fin and tail fungus like condition and we did not do enough reading at the time to treat the illness.
bettas do like friends but gentle ones that don't tear their beautiful tails.
2007-01-22 09:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by blueJean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah fish are easy to take care of and bettas are really pretty, just make sur that if u get a boy fish keep it away from other male bettas cuz they will fite till one dies
2007-01-22 09:22:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good First Fish:
cyprinids, Corydorus catfish and rainbowfish.
Good Second Fish:
loaches, dwarf pl*cos, tetras, cichlids, anabantids and livebearers.
Bad First Fish:
goldfish, piranhas, knife fishes, hatchet and pencil fishes, elephant noses and baby whales, Chinese algae eaters, bala sharks, iridescent sharks, glass cats, pl*cos, long-whiskered catfish, red-tailed catfish, spiny eels, painted glassfish, dyed fish, brackish fish and saltwater fish.
2007-01-22 09:24:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get her a betta! They only cost about $5.00 and they don't require a lot of attention. They are solitary fish, therefore you don't need to fill a whole tank with friends!
2007-01-22 09:23:50 · answer #9 · answered by Robin 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get her a betta, they're easy to care for.
2007-01-22 11:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋