My son's new tank

[wyw]

A few weeks ago my 6 yr. old asked for a small tank in his room. I was so excited... nano reef... maybe mantis tank... think of what I can do!
"No" he said, "I want fresh water "
OK, I thought. Maybe this won't be so bad, I've been wanting to try a fresh water plant tank.

"No mom, I want a beta like my friends in a little jar!"


The things we do for our kids! The beta is now in his room in a 2.5G tank (I just couldn't put it in a little jar) with plastic plants and he's talking about adding a cool purple shark statue he saw at the pet shop.

 

[Anonymous]

Thats still cool. One of my first tanks as a kid had an airstone powered shipwreck that would break apart and let the bubbles out. I thought it was the coolest thing... oh and I had a bubble-wand across the back. 20 years later it has become an addiction that I spend more on than I allow myself to think about
We all need to start somewhere.

 

[Anonymous]

Start em early!

B

 

[Rikko]

I remember getting my first 20 gallon freshwater tank when I was 12.. My dad took me in to the pet shop, we picked everything out we needed, and when I ran over to the ceramic ornaments to pick out a skull he laughed at me and then yelled at me to get away from that ugly crap.

Best thing that ever happened to me.

 

[Jolieve]

wyw, had the same thing happen with my daughter, almost to the letter. I offered to set up a 10 gallon nano reef in her room, she didn't want it. So I suggested a fish only tank with a pair of ocellaris and a few plastic corals. She didn't want it. She wanted a betta.

We agreed this would be okay, then for her birthday one of her friends brought her a male and a female betta sharing a half gallon vase. The next day, I went out and bought her a 2.5 gallon minibow. The bettas have both passed on, but now the tank houses a cutting of my lutea from my planted tank, and she has two guppies in it, and she wants a fake crocea clam for it.

She loves the guppies... guppies! *screams and falls over*

J.

 

[wyw]

:lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I loved my livebearer tank! I had to get a frog to keep the babies in check!

and you can get some really nice fancy guppies!

B

 

[Jolieve]

There was a pretty white and blue one I tried to talk her into... but she wanted red and yellow. Then she promptly named them after her favorite anime characters, Yuki and Kyo from Fruits Basket. *sigh*

I might have to get my own guppies after my black skirts die, very cute fish, but I make up for the cuteness by owning the meanest yellow tang in the world, or at least.. he thinks he's the meanest yellow tang in the world. *chuckle*

J.

 

[wyw]

I was kind of excited about trying a planted live bearer tank. I tried to convince my 9 yr old he wanted one last year but he opted for a leopard gecko instead.

When my youngest actually wanted a fish, I got so excited. But NOOOOOO, it had to be the solitary beta. Now I admit it's a beautiful fish but the tank could have been so much more!!! and I could have used some of the old lights and equiptment I had sitting around the house.

 

[Jolieve]

Bettas can be kept with certain community fish... I can check into that for you, but there are a few small fish that bettas won't kill that won't attack their fins.

I think one of the favorites to put with bettas is cherry barbs, but don't quote me on it until I've looked it up again.

J.