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My youngest wants a fish tank. Any suggestions?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:47 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:47 am
No OT baller tanks though. He’s only 6. 
We had a goldfish bowl for a few months but got tired of replacing fish when the cat would decide to be a cat every couple of days. We were finding mangled goldfish all over the place. So we’re going to get him a real tank but was just curious if anyone had a simple set up with a lot of fish. He’s more interested in quantity than quality at this point.
Thanks you bunch of degenerates.
We had a goldfish bowl for a few months but got tired of replacing fish when the cat would decide to be a cat every couple of days. We were finding mangled goldfish all over the place. So we’re going to get him a real tank but was just curious if anyone had a simple set up with a lot of fish. He’s more interested in quantity than quality at this point.
Thanks you bunch of degenerates.
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Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:47 am to MightyYat
Ahem, aquarium.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:47 am to MightyYat
Tell him no
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 9:48 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:50 am to MightyYat
The bigger the tank the easier it is to maintain--especially if you're putting a lot of fish.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:54 am to TigerGman
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The bigger the tank the easier it is to maintain--especially if you're putting a lot of fish.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:55 am to MightyYat
Don't do it. It's a bunch of trouble and the fish die for no reason
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:56 am to MightyYat
don't?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:56 am to MightyYat
Here’s a reasonable one
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:58 am to MightyYat
Just get a 5 gallon tank with a beta
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:59 am to MightyYat
when i was that age i had a fish tank that i would fill with specimens i caught/netted in the ditches and ponds around the house...minnows, tadpoles, small bream & bass, a gar, turtles etc. it was a great way to learn
so instead of going out and buying a bunch of imported fish, i recommend filling it for free and using it as a teaching tool
so instead of going out and buying a bunch of imported fish, i recommend filling it for free and using it as a teaching tool
Posted on 1/22/19 at 9:59 am to MightyYat
Personally, I’d get rid of the cat and keep the goldfish tank.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:06 am to MightyYat
If you want a lot of fish, you'll need a large aquarium. Even relatively small fish need a certain amount of room. You can easily find guidelines online for recommended number of fish per gallon.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:06 am to MightyYat
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:07 am to MightyYat
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:08 am to MightyYat
Get a 10-20 gallon and populate it with a few male and female guppies. Nature will take care of the rest.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:10 am to MightyYat
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:11 am to MightyYat
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:20 am to MightyYat
Goldennugget has an entire YouTube series about building a tank.
I would start there.
I would start there.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:21 am to MightyYat
you can get a 10 gallon off craigslist with all attachments for cheap
get him a net and go to a pond or ditch and let him catch crawfish, grass shrimp, small fish, dragonfly nymphs and help him identify what he caught and keep some of then in the tank
good times
get him a net and go to a pond or ditch and let him catch crawfish, grass shrimp, small fish, dragonfly nymphs and help him identify what he caught and keep some of then in the tank
good times
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 10:22 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:22 am to MightyYat
They are a pain in the arse to keep clean. Don't get goldfish. they get huge and crap a metric ton.
The fish are going to die because eventually you will get tired of cleaning it / replacing clean water in it.
The fish are going to die because eventually you will get tired of cleaning it / replacing clean water in it.
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