NT Aquarium heads...what's a good low-maintenance fish?

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So to bribe my daughter to start dropping deuces in the toilet, I told her she could get a fish if she did it 5 times. Well, she has. So, we're off to the pet store later on today. I know the employees there will tell me one thing, but we have a bunch of smart people on here who know a lot about fish. I'm going to get a small tank and two fish. I know I don't want to get those .25 goldfish because they die easily. Is there another type of fish that I could get that's low-maintenance and has a longer life expectancy than the average goldfish? Thanks in advance...

*She said she's going to name one of them "Manny Machado Fish" :lol: :pimp:
 
:lol: Betas...good one :lol:

With my limited fish knowledge, I know they cant co-exist.
 
I'd go with guppies. Low cost and require just the minimum; Ex. 5 gallon tank, standard filtration unit and heater. When picking them look for ones with no tears in their fins. A 5 gallon can hold 3-5 comfortably. Have more females than males. Males tend to be more colorful. Guppies are known to eat their fry, so you'll have good population control.
 
JPEG said:
I'd go with guppies. Low cost and require just the minimum; Ex. 5 gallon tank, standard filtration unit and heater. When picking them look for ones with no tears in their fins. A 5 gallon can hold 3-5 comfortably. Have more females than males. Males tend to be more colorful. Guppies are known to eat their fry, so you'll have good population control.
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Thanks, JPEG!

Wayniac211 said:
Repped for following through with your promise :nthat:
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She doesn't let anything go....she's been on me about it since I mentioned it to her a few weeks back.

It was either fish or a hermit crab...she wanted the fish.
 
Bettas are defiantly a low maintenance fish, but to keep them healthy and to keep the water clean you should change about 20% of the water every week or two.
 
stevesteve72 said:
Bettas are defiantly a low maintenance fish, but to keep them healthy and to keep the water clean you should change about 20% of the water every week or two.
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Yep. And don't use chlorinated water for the water change. If that's all you have then put it out in the sun for 1-2 days in a small bucket or put an air stone from an aquarium bubbler for a couple hours to gas off the chlorine. You are better off keeping a small air stone in that tank as well, but it's not 100% necessary with beta.
 
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