Mmmsushi
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Ok I have 3 kids, 6 year old twins and a 3 year old. They came up to me about two weeks ago and all asked if they could have a fish. My responce: Sure why not. So I went to Walmart (mistake #2) and bought the twins each an Oscar (Tiger and Albino(pink)) (Mistake #3), my youngest a Trinidad Pleco (look daddy it is making faces on the glass like I do!). I bought a ten gallon tank, some decorations, a water heater, a bubble rick and pump, blue rocks, a water filter that hangs on the side of the tank, Aquariums for Dummies book, water testing kit, PH up/down, Stress Coat, Stress Zyme, Tropical Fish Flakes, and special disk food for the Pleco, tank hood, and 10 galons of distilled water. I had been advised about the equipment from a co-worker and I don't do things half way. I figured this would be a good hobby for me, the kids would get their first pet and learn something about fish in the process.
Mistake #1 - Research before hand
I did very little. I basically just asked a co worker about setting up a fish tank for my kids and not much else. I did read the book I bought and have managed to keep the water in good condition and get the ammonia, nitrate, nitrite cycle started. Heck the fish are alive and not rioting against me.
Mistake #2 - Walmart
I am not knocking walmart but their pet department staff is about as knowledgable as a brick wall on fish.
Mistake #3 - Oscars
A ten gallon tank and two Oscars don't mix. I learned later exactly how big Oscars get. My goal was little fish that looked cool and stayed little.
So now I have a few questions.
1. I have had these Oscars for about two weeks and Walmart won't take them back. I don't want to just kill them and tell the kids the sucker fish ate them. Is it possible to sell fish to pet stores? I would rather give/sell them to someone who wants Oscars and knows what they are getting into with them, than kill them. Not even sure if they would taste good on rice with wasabI and soy sauce.
2. Can anyone give me or link me to a list of Tropical Freshwater fish that are small, stay small, won't kill eachother, and "look cool" as my sons would say?
-- MmmSushi
Mistake #1 - Research before hand
I did very little. I basically just asked a co worker about setting up a fish tank for my kids and not much else. I did read the book I bought and have managed to keep the water in good condition and get the ammonia, nitrate, nitrite cycle started. Heck the fish are alive and not rioting against me.
Mistake #2 - Walmart
I am not knocking walmart but their pet department staff is about as knowledgable as a brick wall on fish.
Mistake #3 - Oscars
A ten gallon tank and two Oscars don't mix. I learned later exactly how big Oscars get. My goal was little fish that looked cool and stayed little.
So now I have a few questions.
1. I have had these Oscars for about two weeks and Walmart won't take them back. I don't want to just kill them and tell the kids the sucker fish ate them. Is it possible to sell fish to pet stores? I would rather give/sell them to someone who wants Oscars and knows what they are getting into with them, than kill them. Not even sure if they would taste good on rice with wasabI and soy sauce.
2. Can anyone give me or link me to a list of Tropical Freshwater fish that are small, stay small, won't kill eachother, and "look cool" as my sons would say?
-- MmmSushi